Ranji Trophy 2026/27 round two, day two: Sidelined India batter slams 18th first-class hundred after New Zealand snub

The Ranji Trophy 2026/27 round two started on October 18 – here's a roundup of all the action from day two.

Rajat Patidar was among the best performing players on the second day of Ranji Trophy 2026/27 round two, smashing an unbeaten 107 to help Madhya Pradesh take a 125-run lead against Puducherry. Priyanshu Moliya starred for Baroda with his 132 while Deepak Hooda struck 70 as they took a first innings lead of 250.

Zeeshan Ansari took 5-45 to restrict Goa to 164 in the first innings but Uttar Pradesh have found themselves in trouble yet again, losing four for 102. Vidarbha opener Ravikumar Samarth made unbeaten 133 and added 120 runs for the eighth wicket to dig them out of a hole.

Brief scores:

  • Bihar 4-0 & 166 vs Baroda 416 (Priyanshu Moliya 132, Deepak Hooda 70, Amod Yadav 5-139).

  • Madhya Pradesh 302-5 (Rajat Patidar 107*, Gaurav Yadav 5-70) vs Puducherry 177.

  • Vidarbha 253-7 (Ravikumar Samarth 133*, Umar Nazir Mir 4-49) vs Jammu & Kashmir 260.

  • Uttar Pradesh 102-4 (Aryan Juyal 60*) & 202 (Rinku Singh 118*) vs Goa 164 (Zeeshan Ansari 5-45).

Despite Shubman Gill failing on the first day, Punjab managed to pile on a big score against Chattisgarh, thanks to Uday Saharan’s 161 and Salil Arora’s 107. The duo added 191 runs for the fifth wicket to propel the team to 456 before Harpreet Brar bagged 5-21.

Manvanth Kumar, unbeaten on 86 overnight, went on to register his maiden first-class century. He rescued Karnataka from 194-8 to 342 with a sublime 135. Tanay Thyagarajan registered his second consecutive five-for to put Hyderabad in a strong position.

Brief scores:

  • Chhattisgarh 72-5 (Harpreet Brar 5-21) vs Punjab 456 (Uday Saharan 161, Salil Arora 107).

  • Hyderabad 78-1 & 275 vs Andhra Shaik Rasheed 61, Tanay Thyagarajan 5-63).

  • Saurashtra 164-4 (Harvik Desai 77, Abhilash Shetty 2-26) vs Karnataka 342 (Manvanth Kumar 135.

  • Tripura 143-5 f/o (Manisankar Murasingh 59*) & 62 (Mohit Thakur 3-6) vs Assam 334.

Priyansh Arya may have missed his double hundred by one run but his captain Ayush Badoni did not, scoring 217 off 246 balls to power Delhi to 648-6. Maharashtra have taken a 234-run lead, with Ankit Bawne (120*) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (35*) remaining unbeaten. Earlier, Digvijay Patil scored 148, giving them a solid platform.

After Sachin Baby fell for 112, Mohammed Azharuddeen also brought up his century, scoring 139 to help Kerala reach 404. The Services vs Bengal match in Delhi has been a nightmare for batters with 30 wickets falling in two days.Shahbaz Ahmed and Aamir Gani snared four wickets each for Bengal before Rahul Singh responded with a five-for.

Brief scores:

  • Odisha 114-3 (Gourav Choudhary 50, Aditya Sarwate 2-27) vs Kerala 404 (Mohammed Azharuddeen 139, Sachin Baby 112).

  • Gujarat 98-2 (Hrithik Shokeen 2-40) vs Delhi 648-6d (Ayush Badoni 217, Priyansh Arya 199).

  • Maharashtra 403-5 (Digvijay Patil 148, Ankit Bawne 120*) vs Jharkhand 169 (Vicky Ostwal 4-39, Pradeep Dadhe 3-35).

  • Services 12-0 & 122 (Shahbaz Ahmed 4-31, Aamir Gani 4-35) vs Bengal 184 & 142 (Rahul Singh 5-39).

In Group D, Sarfaraz Khan stole the show for Mumbai with an unbeaten 139 to power them to 398-4, after he couldn't find a spot in India's Test squad for New Zealand tour. Pradosh Ranjan Paul was the key for Tamil Nadu as they piled on 313 in the first innings, taking a 179-run lead.

Rajasthan’s Sachin Yadav and Karan Lamba added a 338-run partnership for the third wicket before both the batters fell on 194. Haryana defeated Chandigarh inside two days by an innings and 24 runs on the back of an all-round show from Nishant Sindhu, who scored 92 and picked up a six-for.

Brief scores:

  • Mumbai 398-4 (Sarfaraz Khan 139*, Siddhesh Lad 87) vs Himachal Pradesh 140 (Tushar Deshpande 4-46).

  • Uttarakhand 9-1 & 134 vs Tamil Nadu 313 (Pradosh Ranjan Paul 136, Baba Indrajith 77, Mayank Mishra 5-118).

  • Railways 46-1 vs Rajasthan 497 (Sachin Yadav 194, Karan Lamba 194).

  • Haryana 245 (Yashvardhan Dalal 95, Nishant Sindhu 92) defeated Chandigarh 103 & 118 (Nishant Sindhu 6-27).

Mizoram batter Chinmay Sutar etched his name in record books with a marathon 400 not out, becoming only the second player to achieve the milestone in Ranji Trophy history. Manipur reached 173-2 in response to Meghalaya’s 380, with Karnajit Yumnam unbeaten on 93. Sikkim’s Parth Palawat (151) and Nilesh Lamichaney (134) were among the many centurions on day two as they piled on 477-4.

Brief scores:

  • Nagaland 50-1 vs Mizoram 581-9d (Chinmay Sutar 400*, Jehu Anderson 69).

  • Manipur 173-2 (Karnajit Yumnam 93*) vs Meghalaya 380 (Kevin Christopher 110, Pheiroijam Jotin 5-79).

  • Sikkim 477-4 (Parth Palawat 151, Nilesh Lamichaney 134) vs Arunachal Pradesh 121.

Chinmay Sutar has become just the second batter to score 400 runs in a Ranji Trophy innings 💥 Playing for Mizoram against Nagaland, he smashed an unbeaten 400 off 517 balls, hitting 46 fours and seven sixes 👏 https://t.co/5AooMgE0Nm

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