Star-studded Mumbai returned to winnings ways following their loss to Kerala in the previous round, defeating Chhattisgarh by eight wickets.

Sanju Samson found his mojo back in a familiar opening position, smashing five sixes in a 15-ball-43 as Kerala cantered home by eight wickets against Chattisgarh in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy group A game.

Sanju Samson will lead the Kerala senior men's cricket team in the BCCI Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025/26.

The incident took place during the 2025-26 edition match between Maharashtra and Kerala on Wednesday.

Much was expected from Prithvi Shaw after he scored a cracking ton for Maharashtra in a three-day warm-up match against his former team, Mumbai.

S Sreesanth's remarks came amid criticism of the KCA for dropping Samson from the Kerala squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which was believed to have affected his chances of being selected for India's Champions Trophy team.

Vidarbha become Ranji Trophy champions after drawing final vs Kerala. Vidarbha take title by virtue of first innings lead.

Karun Nair made the most of a reprieve to pile up an unbeaten 132 and power Vidarbha to a position of command with an overall lead of 286 runs at stumps on Day Four of their Ranji Trophy final

Vidarbha vs Kerala Highlights, Ranji Trophy Final: Karun Nair made the most of a reprieve to pile up an unbeaten 132 and power Vidarbha to a position of command with an overall lead of 286 runs at stumps

Vidarbha's Harsh Dubey broke the record for the most wickets in a Ranji Trophy season, surpassing Bihar's Ashutosh Aman in 2018-19 with 68 wickets.

Kerala fought back incredibly well to keep the hosts under 400 which featured a career-best 153 from Danish Malewar and Karun Nair's 86.

The first-ever finalists Kerala will take on two-time champions Vidarbha in the summit clash of the Ranji Trophy, which will be played at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha from Wednesday.

It has been nothing short of a stellar run for the Akshay Wadkar-led Vidarbha side this season, winning eight of their nine matches so far and drawing one which makes them the side to beat.

Kerala, who have not gone past the semifinals in the premier domestic red ball event, had resumed the day 2 at 206 for four.

This will only be Kerala's second appearance in the Ranji Trophy last four round after the 2018-19 season.

Sanju Samson's omission from India's Champions Trophy squad has been linked to his absence from Kerala's Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign.

Sanju Samson was also not selected to play for Kerala in the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy after he skipped a three-day camp preceding the tournament.

Jalaj Saxena now has 439 wickets and has 6600-plus runs from 138 matches in first-class cricket.