Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir Live Score, Ranji Trophy Final: Shubham Pundir slams ton to lead Jammu and Kashmir's run charge against Karnataka
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 26, 2026, 08:29:37 IST
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Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir Live Score, Ranji Trophy Final: Shubham Pundir slams ton to lead Jammu and Kashmir's run charge against Karnataka

Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir Live Score, Ranji Trophy Final: Jammu and Kashmir stand on the brink of history as they prepare for their maiden Ranji Trophy final, but their dream run faces its toughest challenge against seasoned giants Karnataka. The underdog side’s journey has been defined by grit and determination, yet overcoming a team of Karnataka’s calibre will require a near-perfect performance.

Karnataka’s dominance this season has been comprehensive. Despite a slow start against Saurashtra, they quickly established themselves as the team to beat, brushing aside strong sides like Mumbai and Uttarakhand with authority. Their formidable batting lineup has been the cornerstone of their success, with KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Devdutt Padikkal and Ravichandran Smaran delivering heavily. Padikkal has also excelled as captain after taking over from Mayank Agarwal, ensuring the team maintained its momentum.

Their strength, however, extends beyond batting. The bowling unit, led by India pacer Prasidh Krishna, has consistently delivered, while all-rounder Shreyas Gopal has been invaluable with both bat and ball. His ability to influence matches in crucial moments has made Karnataka an even more complete side.

Jammu and Kashmir, meanwhile, have relied on their disciplined bowling, spearheaded by Auqib Nabi, whose 55 wickets have powered their historic run. Their victories over Bengal and Madhya Pradesh underline their ability to compete under pressure. Veteran captain Paras Dogra and coach Ajay Sharma will play key roles in keeping the team focused on the big occasion.

However, injury concerns to key players like Shubham Khajuria and Vanshraj Sharma could pose challenges. While Karnataka’s experience and depth give them a clear edge, Jammu and Kashmir will hope their fearless approach can help them script one of the greatest upsets in Ranji Trophy history.
12:17 (IST) Feb 24

Toss and early exchanges - In a high-stakes encounter at Hubballi, Jammu and Kashmir captain Paras Dogra won a crucial toss and opted to bat first in their maiden Ranji Trophy final. The decision seemed justified by the end of the first session, as J&K reached 104/1 at the lunch break. Yawer Hassan showed immense temperament against a new ball that was moving significantly in the early hour. While several deliveries beat the outside edge, the pair survived the initial burst from Karnataka’s pacers to provide a steady start. 

12:05 (IST) Feb 24

LUNCH ON DAY 1 - 104 runs have been scored off 34 overs for the loss of one wicket for Jammu and Kashmir.

12:01 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 34 overs 104 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
100010
  • Shubham Pundir 38 (71)
  • Yawer Hassan 57 (97)
Prasidh Krishna8-3-20-1
0
Overs33.6
Score104 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Shubham Pundir, Back of a length, pitching it just outside off and shaping away from the left-handed batter. Shubham Pundir hops a bit defend, but gets beaten on the outside edge with a large gap. That's it for Lunch on Day 1.

12:01 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs33.5
Score104 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, Full, angling in, Yawer Hassan flicks it to square leg for a single.

12:00 (IST) Feb 24

Slight halt! Yawer Hassan has a blow on his chest and the physio is having a look at it. He is all set to continue. 

11:59 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs33.4
Score103 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, Ouch! That might have hurt Hassan. Krishna pitches it hard on back of a length. Hassan looks to leave it as he arches back and crouches low, but the delivery it not that short. It hits the right chest of the batter onto second slip.

11:58 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs33.3
Score103 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, Full, on of, Hassan defends it to cover.

11:57 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs33.2
Score103 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, Full and outside off, Hassan lets it travel to the keeper.

11:57 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs33.1
Score103 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Shubham Pundir, Full, on off, Pundir leans on the delivery, pushes it with soft hands into the gap in the cover region and gets a quick single.

11:56 (IST) Feb 24

One more over before the Lunch break.

11:56 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 33 overs 102 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
101101
  • Shubham Pundir 37 (69)
  • Yawer Hassan 56 (93)
Shikhar Shetty3-0-9-0
1
Overs32.6
Score102 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Short, on middle, Pundir tucks it to deep square leg for one.

11:55 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs32.5
Score101 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Short, on off, Pudir nudges it to mid-wicket.

11:55 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs32.4
Score101 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Yawer Hassan, Tossed up, on off, Hassan pushes it to long on for one.

11:54 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs32.3
Score100 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Full, on off, Shubham Pundir comes down the track and drives it to long on for a single. The partnership between these two batters have moved to 82 off 134 balls.

11:54 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs32.2
Score99 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Full on off, Pundir fends it to cover.

11:54 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs32.1
Score99 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Yawer Hassan, Much fuller, wide outside off, Hassan slaps it through cover for one.

11:52 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 32 overs 98 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
010100
  • Shubham Pundir 35 (65)
  • Yawer Hassan 54 (91)
Prasidh Krishna7-3-18-1
0
Overs31.6
Score98 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Shubham Pundir, On a length, angling wide outside off, Pundir leaves it alone.

11:52 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs31.5
Score98 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Shubham Pundir, Fuller, spraying outside leg, Pundir looks to flick it but gets beaten.

11:51 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs31.4
Score98 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, Full, on leg, Hassan flicks it to deep fine leg for one.

11:50 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs31.3
Score97 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, Back of a length, angling down the leg side, Hassan misses his flick.

11:49 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs31.2
Score97 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Shubham Pundir, Excellent piece of fielding! Back of a length, outside off, Shubham Pundir rocks back and cuts it gently to place it into the vast gap between backward point and deep cover point. However, Mayank Agarwal, in the backward point region, dives to his left and makes a stop extending his left hand.

11:49 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs31.1
Score96 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Shubham Pundir, Short of a delivery to start the over, on middle. Pundir drops on his knees and leaves it.

11:47 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 31 overs 96 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
000010
  • Yawer Hassan 53 (89)
  • Shubham Pundir 34 (61)
Shikhar Shetty2-0-5-0
0
Overs30.6
Score96 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Yawer Hassan, Short and outside off, Hassan cuts it but straight to the point fielder.

11:47 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs30.5
Score96 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Tossed up, on middle, Pundir drives it to long on for a single.

11:46 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs30.4
Score95 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Full, on middle, Pundir flicks it to the leg side.

11:46 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs30.3
Score95 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Short, on off, Pundir blocks it to the off side.

11:46 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs30.2
Score95 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Full, on off, Pundir drives it to the right of the short cover fielder, but he does well to slide away and makes a stop. 

11:45 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs30.1
Score95 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Short, on off, Pundir defends it back to the bowler.

11:44 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 30 overs 95 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
000000
  • Yawer Hassan 53 (88)
  • Shubham Pundir 33 (56)
Prasidh Krishna6-3-16-1
0
Overs29.6
Score95 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, Back of a length, outside off, left alone by Hassan.

11:44 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs29.5
Score95 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, A surprise bouncer this time from Krishna, angling in, on off and middle. Yawer Hassan crouches down and lets it travel.

11:43 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs29.4
Score95 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, Full, on off, Hassan defends it to mid off.

11:43 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs29.3
Score95 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, Back of a length, just outside off, Hassan makes a leave at it.

11:42 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs29.2
Score95 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, Yorker, on off, Hassan does well to jam it to cover.

11:42 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs29.1
Score95 - 1

Prasidh Krishna to Yawer Hassan, Back of a length, swinging it away, wide outside off, Hassan lifts his willow up to make a leave at it.

11:40 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 29 overs 95 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
000211
  • Yawer Hassan 53 (82)
  • Shubham Pundir 33 (56)
Shikhar Shetty1-0-4-0
1
Overs28.6
Score95 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Yawer Hassan, Short, outside off, Hassan slaps it through point for a single.

11:39 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs28.5
Score94 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Short, on middle, Pundir clips it to deep square leg for a single.

11:39 (IST) Feb 24
2
Overs28.4
Score93 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Short, on middle, Pundir tucks it to the wide of the deep fine leg fielder for a couple of runs.

11:39 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs28.3
Score91 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Short, of a length, on off and middle, Pundir flicks it to short mid-wicket.

11:38 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs28.2
Score91 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Full, on off, Pundir nudges it to the right of short leg.

11:38 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs28.1
Score91 - 1

Shikhar Shetty to Shubham Pundir, Full, on off, Pundir tucks it to the leg side.

11:38 (IST) Feb 24

Change? Yes, Shikhar Shetty joins the attack now.

11:36 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 28 overs 91 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
010200
  • Yawer Hassan 52 (81)
  • Shubham Pundir 30 (51)
Vidyadhar Patil9-0-31-0
0
Overs27.6
Score91 - 1

Vidyadhar Patil to Yawer Hassan, On a length, outside off. Hassan hangs his bat and covers the stumps with his pad to let it travel to the keeper.

11:36 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs27.5
Score91 - 1

Vidyadhar Patil to Yawer Hassan, Back of a length, wide outside off, Yawer Hassan offers no shot at it.

11:35 (IST) Feb 24
2
Overs27.4
Score91 - 1

Vidyadhar Patil to Yawer Hassan, Much fuller, wide outside off, Hassan crouches a bit low and drives it to the right of deep point for a couple of runs.

11:34 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs27.3
Score89 - 1

Vidyadhar Patil to Yawer Hassan, On a length, on middle, Hassan nudges it to mid-wicket.

11:33 (IST) Feb 24
1
Overs27.2
Score89 - 1

Vidyadhar Patil to Shubham Pundir, Back of a length, on middle, Shubham Pundir tucks it to backward square leg for one.

11:33 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs27.1
Score88 - 1

Vidyadhar Patil to Shubham Pundir, Full, on middle and off, Pundir lunges to defend it from the outer part of his bat to backward point.

11:32 (IST) Feb 24
Score after 27 overs 88 - 1
Runs Scored: 0
104001
  • Shubham Pundir 29 (49)
  • Yawer Hassan 50 (77)
Shreyas Gopal5-0-26-0
1
Overs26.6
Score88 - 1

Shreyas Gopal to Shubham Pundir, Fullish, with some flight, Pundir flicks it to short fine leg for one.

11:31 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs26.5
Score87 - 1

Shreyas Gopal to Shubham Pundir, Full, on leg, Pundir clips it to short leg.

11:31 (IST) Feb 24
0
Overs26.4
Score87 - 1

Shreyas Gopal to Shubham Pundir, Full, on off, Shubham Pundir eases it to point.

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Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir Live Score, Ranji Trophy Final: Jammu and Kashmir’s fairytale journey to their first-ever Ranji Trophy final has been one of the most inspiring stories of the domestic season, but their ultimate test now comes against eight-time champions Karnataka. The underdogs will need something extraordinary over the next five days to deny a side that has been the most consistent team this season.

Karnataka enter the final as deserved favourites, having overcome early setbacks and injury challenges to dominate opponents both at home and away. After dropping points against Saurashtra, they bounced back strongly, registering commanding wins over traditional powerhouse Mumbai and newcomers Uttarakhand. Their success has been built largely on the exceptional form of their batting core, with KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Devdutt Padikkal and Ravichandran Smaran all producing prolific numbers. Padikkal has also impressed in his role as captain, guiding the side with composure.

However, Jammu and Kashmir possess a potent bowling attack led by pacer Auqib Nabi, whose 55 wickets have been central to their remarkable run. They have already stunned strong teams like Bengal and Madhya Pradesh to reach the final. Karnataka’s bowling, too, remains formidable, with Prasidh Krishna and all-rounder Shreyas Gopal providing balance and match-winning ability.

While Karnataka’s experience and depth make them favourites, Jammu and Kashmir will rely on belief, discipline and leadership from Paras Dogra to script what would be a historic upset.