With just one group-stage match remaining, the race for the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy quarterfinals is reaching a fever pitch. After the second day of the seventh and final round, no team has yet secured a spot, leaving fans on the edge of their seats. With the BCCI televising only three matches, InsideSport brings you the day’s highlights.

KL Rahul shines on Ranji return

Making a Ranji Trophy comeback, KL Rahul emerged as Karnataka’s top scorer against Punjab in Mohali. The opener registered the only half-century of the innings, finishing unbeaten on 59 before being dismissed by Harpreet Brar’s excellent delivery. Meanwhile, captain Devdutt Padikkal fell cheaply for 9. Karnataka, trailing by 54 runs, still has four wickets in hand with Kruthik Krishna and Vidyadhar Patil at the crease.

Siddhesh Lad keeps Mumbai in contention

Mumbai’s stand-in captain Siddhesh Lad once again played a commanding innings. Following centuries against Hyderabad and Delhi, Lad guided Mumbai from early trouble, when the top order had managed just 17 runs collectively. Partnering with Musheer Khan, who also scored a fifty, Lad remained unbeaten on 102, giving Mumbai a 45-run first-innings lead over Delhi with five wickets in hand.

Bengal’s Akash Deep and Shahbaz Ahmed tore through Haryana’s batting lineup in Rohtak, claiming all 10 wickets in the first innings and bundling out the hosts for just 100. Bengal finished the day at 134/3, enjoying a 227-run lead.

In Nagpur, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Shivam Mavi starred for Uttar Pradesh, dismantling Vidarbha with a sensational seven-wicket haul. Both teams ended the first innings on 237, meaning that in the event of a draw, Vidarbha would not gain more points. UP now need a win to keep their quarterfinal hopes alive, with Mavi claiming the wickets of Vidarbha’s top five and finishing with figures that could prove decisive.

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