Ranji Trophy: Jadeja and Rinku Singh score centuries

The 2026-27 Ranji Trophy season has commenced with several standout individual performances. Ravindra Jadeja scored 102 runs off 209 balls for Saurashtra against Chhattisgarh, supported by a 205-run partnership with Prerak Mankad, who scored 129. This helped Saurashtra reach a total of 392.

In another match, Rinku Singh scored 112 runs from 168 balls for Uttar Pradesh against Bihar, aided by a 207-run partnership with Madhav Kaushik, who contributed 150 runs.

Other notable performances include Mohammed Shami, who took four wickets for Bengal against Delhi, helping dismiss them for 240. In the Group D match between Mumbai and Chandigarh, Mumbai captain Siddhesh Lad scored 86 runs, contributing to a score of 321/7. However, some prominent players, including KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal, struggled in their respective opening matches.