Ranji Trophy Final Live Score Updates, Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir
Ranji Trophy Final Live Score Updates: Karnataka face first-time finalists Jammu & Kashmir in a bid to clinch their 9th Ranji Trophy title.
- Written by NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated: February 24, 2026 11:28 am IST
Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir, Ranji Trophy Final Live Updates: The Ranji TrophyThe 2025-26 Ranji Trophy final gets underway as eight-time champions Karnataka face first-time finalists Jammu & Kashmir at the KSCA Stadium in Hubballi. Karnataka enter the clash as heavy favourites, boasting a star-studded batting line-up featuring KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, and the season's leading run-scorer Smaran R, who is chasing a historic 1,000-run milestone. However, Jammu & Kashmir would be keen to continue their fairytale run for one more game in the competition, having dismantled five former champions, including a stunning semi-final comeback against Bengal, on the back of Auqib Nabi's prolific 55-wicket season and the veteran leadership of Paras Dogra. (Live Scorecard)
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Karnataka vs J&K Ranji Trophy Final Live
Good length on middle and off, Paras Dogra rocks back and tucks this through mid-wicket for a run.
Good length, going down the leg, Paras Dogra goes for a flick but misses. Gets it clipped off his pads to the left of the keeper.
Good length, down the leg, Paras Dogra goes for the flick but misses.
Hard length, around off, Paras Dogra looks to poke at it but gets beaten.
Hard length, going down the leg, Paras Dogra goes to flick it but misses and gets hit on his thigh pad.
Good length around off, Paras Dogra leaves it.
Flighted around off, Paras Dogra punches this down to long off for a single.
Full and on off, Paras Dogra pushes this back to the left of the bowler.
Wrong'un around leg. Paras Dogra looks to block but misses.
Tossed up, on off, Paras Dogra defends this off his front foot.
Full and on middle and leg, Shubham Pundir sweeps this to fine leg for a run.
Tossed up, around middle and leg, Shubham Pundir dabs this to the right of the keeper for nothing.
Hard length, wide of off, Paras Dogra leaves it all alone.
Good length around off, Paras Dogra guides this to gully for no run.
DROPPED! A chance was created by Vijaykumar Vyshak but the fielder at gully drops it. After being pinned onto the back foot on the back of back-to-back short deliveries, Vidwath Kaverappa dishes one full and wide of off. Paras Dogra goes after it and has a go at it but ends up slicing it straight to gully. The fielder goes at it with hard hands and ends up dropping this.
Hard length around off, Paras Dogra punches this to point for no run.
Short and wide of off, Paras Dogra keeps his guard down and leaves it.
Back of a length around off, Paras Dogra dabs this to backward point.
Flighted around off, Shubham Pundir presses in front and blocks this out.
Quicker and short around off, Paras Dogra cuts this through backward point for one.