Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 | 08-Nov-2025 09:30 AM | Lalabhai Contractor Stadium
RLYS 132/10 (55.5)
RLYS 222/10 (86.3)
BEN 474/10 (129.3)
Bengal won by an innings and 120 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adarsh Singh* | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahbaz Ahmed* | 22.5 | 6 | 56 | 7 | 2.45 |
| Mohammed Kaif | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1.67 |
Bengal Confirmed Playing11:
1- Aditya Purohit, 2- Sudip Kumar Gharami(c), 3- Shakir Habib Gandhi(w), 4- Anustup Majumdar, 5- Sumanta Gupta, 6- Shahbaz Ahmed, 7- Rahul Hari Prasad, 8- Mohammed Kaif, 9- Vishal Sunil Bhati, 10- Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, 11- Sumit MohantaRailways vs Bengal
BEN — Innings 1 (474/10 in 129.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Purohit c Upendra Yadav b Kunal Yadav | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 21.43 | |
| Sudip Gharami (c) c Upendra Yadav b Adarsh Singh | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shakir H Gandhi (wk) c Vivek Singh b Kunal Yadav | 28 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 31.11 | |
| Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal lbw b Kunal Yadav | 5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 8.93 | |
| Anustup Majumdar c Vivek Singh b Zubair Ali | 135 | 182 | 19 | 0 | 74.18 | |
| Shahbaz Ahmed c Suraj Ahuja b Karn Sharma | 86 | 106 | 12 | 3 | 81.13 | |
| Sumanta Gupta c Upendra Yadav b Adarsh Singh | 120 | 153 | 15 | 2 | 78.43 | |
| Vishal Bhati c Upendra Yadav b B Merai | 36 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 60 | |
| Rahul Prasad not out | 40 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 72.73 | |
| Mohammed Kaif c (sub)Ayan Chaudhari b Karn Sharma | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 | |
| Sumit Mohanta b Kunal Yadav | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 8 | NoBalls: 4 | Total: 12 | |||||
| Total | 474 | 10 wkts, 129.3 overs | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adarsh Singh | 29 | 7 | 89 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Kunal Yadav | 26.3 | 8 | 98 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Zubair Ali | 16 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Akash Pandey | 26 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 3.2 |
| B Merai | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Karn Sharma | 24 | 5 | 89 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Pratham Singh | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| M Saif | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Aditya Purohit & Gharami | 1 | 29 |
| Aditya Purohit & Habib Gandhi | 8 | 30 |
| Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal & Habib Gandhi | 18 | 101 |
| A Majumdar & Habib Gandhi | 34 | 59 |
| A Majumdar & Shahbaz Ahmed | 134 | 195 |
| A Majumdar & Sumanta Gupta | 134 | 141 |
| Vishal Bhati & Sumanta Gupta | 75 | 102 |
| Rahul Prasad & Sumanta Gupta | 38 | 63 |
| Rahul Prasad & Mohammed Kaif | 25 | 45 |
| Rahul Prasad & Sumit Mohanta | 7 | 16 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudip Gharami | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2 | Aditya Purohit | 9.5 | 9 |
| 3 | Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal | 26.3 | 27 |
| 4 | Shakir H Gandhi | 36.1 | 61 |
| 5 | Shahbaz Ahmed | 68.4 | 195 |
| 6 | Anustup Majumdar | 91.5 | 329 |
| 7 | Vishal Bhati | 108.5 | 404 |
| 8 | Sumanta Gupta | 119.2 | 442 |
| 9 | Mohammed Kaif | 126.5 | 467 |
| 10 | Sumit Mohanta | 129.3 | 474 |
RLYS — Innings 2 (222/10 in 86.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zubair Ali c Sudip Gharami b Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vivek Singh b Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 | |
| Pratham Singh (c) c Shakir H Gandhi b Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal | 11 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| M Saif lbw b Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| B Merai c Shakir H Gandhi b Rahul Prasad | 91 | 194 | 11 | 0 | 46.91 | |
| Suraj Ahuja lbw b Shahbaz Ahmed | 19 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 42.22 | |
| Upendra Yadav (wk) b Mohammed Kaif | 70 | 178 | 7 | 0 | 39.33 | |
| Karn Sharma c Shakir H Gandhi b Mohammed Kaif | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Akash Pandey c Aditya Purohit b Rahul Prasad | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Adarsh Singh b Vishal Bhati | 13 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 44.83 | |
| Kunal Yadav not out | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Ayan Chaudhari not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 4 | Wides: 2 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 222 | 10 wkts, 86.3 overs | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal | 17 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Sumit Mohanta | 8 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Mohammed Kaif | 18 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | 20 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Vishal Bhati | 9.3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Rahul Prasad | 14 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2.4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Zubair Ali & Vivek Singh | 0 | 2 |
| Pratham Singh & Vivek Singh | 7 | 28 |
| Pratham Singh & Saif | 4 | 9 |
| Pratham Singh & Merai | 5 | 24 |
| Suraj Ahuja & Merai | 39 | 80 |
| Upendra Yadav & Merai | 133 | 296 |
| Karn Sharma & Merai | 0 | 1 |
| Akash Pandey & Merai | 0 | 1 |
| Akash Pandey & Adarsh Singh | 0 | 1 |
| Kunal Yadav & Adarsh Singh | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zubair Ali | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2 | Vivek Singh | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | M Saif | 6.3 | 11 |
| 4 | Pratham Singh | 10.3 | 16 |
| 5 | Suraj Ahuja | 23.5 | 55 |
| 6 | Upendra Yadav | 78.1 | 203 |
| 7 | Karn Sharma | 78.4 | 203 |
| 8 | B Merai | 79.1 | 203 |
| 9 | Akash Pandey | 82 | 208 |
| 10 | Adarsh Singh | 86.3 | 222 |
RLYS — Innings 3 (132/10 in 55.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zubair Ali khan b Shahbaz Ahmed | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vivek Singh c Anustup Majumdar b Rahul Prasad | 29 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 56.86 | |
| Pratham Singh (c) c Shakir H Gandhi b Mohammed Kaif | 9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 25.71 | |
| Mohammad Saif c Sumit Mohanta b Rahul Prasad | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Bhargav Merai lbw b Shahbaz Ahmed | 26 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 32.1 | |
| Suraj Ahuja lbw b Shahbaz Ahmed | 12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 54.55 | |
| Upendra Yadav (wk) c Aditya Purohit b Shahbaz Ahmed | 21 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Karn Sharma c Sumit Mohanta b Shahbaz Ahmed | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
| Akash Pandey c Shakir H Gandhi b Shahbaz Ahmed | 18 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 90 | |
| Adarsh Singh not out | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Kunal Yadav c Vishal Bhati b Shahbaz Ahmed | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 2 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 1 | Total: 5 | |||||
| Total | 132 | 10 wkts, 55.5 overs | ||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal | 8 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | 22.5 | 6 | 56 | 7 | 2.5 |
| Rahul Hari Prasad | 15 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Mohammed Kaif | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Vishal Sunil Bhati | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Zubair Ali & Vivek Singh | 5 | 11 |
| Pratham Singh & Vivek Singh | 30 | 69 |
| Saif & Vivek Singh | 7 | 30 |
| Merai & Vivek Singh | 1 | 4 |
| Merai & Suraj Ahuja | 23 | 54 |
| Merai & Upendra Yadav | 24 | 68 |
| Karn Sharma & Upendra Yadav | 0 | 1 |
| Akash Pandey & Upendra Yadav | 0 | 1 |
| Akash Pandey & Adarsh Singh | 0 | 1 |
| Kunal Yadav & Adarsh Singh | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zubair Ali khan | 1.5 | 5 |
| 2 | Pratham Singh | 13.2 | 35 |
| 3 | Mohammad Saif | 18.2 | 42 |
| 4 | Vivek Singh | 19 | 43 |
| 5 | Suraj Ahuja | 28 | 66 |
| 6 | Bhargav Merai | 45.1 | 104 |
| 7 | Karn Sharma | 46 | 110 |
| 8 | Upendra Yadav | 47.1 | 111 |
| 9 | Akash Pandey | 55.1 | 132 |
| 10 | Kunal Yadav | 55.2 | 132 |
Match Info
| Match | Railways vs Bengal |
|---|---|
| Series | Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26 |
| Time | 08-Nov-2025 09:30 AM |
| Venue | Lalabhai Contractor Stadium |
| Live Telecast | FanCode,Star Sports |
Match Preview: Railways vs Bengal (RAI vs BEN)
Railways will face Bengal in a thrilling match on 08-Nov-2025 in Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26. The match will be played at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium at 09:30 AM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on FanCode,Star Sports.
Match Overview
Railways is known for its strong batting and bowling, while Bengal remains competitive with its recent performances and emerging players. This match is crucial for both teams, as every win can strengthen their position in Ranji Trophy Elite 2025-26.
The pitch at Lalabhai Contractor Stadium is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Railways will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while Bengal will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Railways batting and Bengal bowling.
- The bowler's impact on the pitch, especially spinners or fast bowlers.
- The strategies of the two captains and their decisions during the game.
Cricket lovers, get ready for this exciting match! Will Railways showcase its strengths, or will Bengal pull off a major upset? Join us live on FanCode,Star Sports on 08-Nov-2025 to find out the answer!
Railways Squad
Bhargav Merai, Upendra Yadav, Vivek Singh, Pratham Singh (C), Himanshu Sangwan, Karn Sharma, Rahul Sharma, Akash Pandey, Suraj Ahuja, Kunal Yadav, Adarsh Singh (C), Shivam Chaudhary, Mohammad Saif, Zubair Ali Khan, Ayan Chaudhari
Bengal Squad
Mohammed Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Chatterjee, Akash Deep, Saurabh Singh, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Sumanta Gupta, Sumit Mohanta, Shakir Habib Gandhi, Abhishek Porel (C), Sudip Gharami, Kazi Saifi, Vishal Sunil Bhati
