Jammu & Kashmir won their first Ranji Trophy title after drawing the 2025–26 final against Karnataka at KSCA Rajnagar Stadium, Hubballi. The decisive factor was their 291-run first-innings lead: J&K posted 584, dismissed Karnataka for 293, and later declared at 342 for 4.

The Ranji Trophy Final Scorecard tells the story clearly. Shubham Pundir’s first-innings century gave Jammu & Kashmir control, Auqib Nabi’s five-wicket haul broke Karnataka’s batting order, and unbeaten hundreds from Qamran Iqbal and Sahil Lotra removed any final-day uncertainty.

This was not a title won because of a Day 5 declaration. Jammu & Kashmir had effectively secured the championship when Karnataka were bowled out 291 runs behind in the first innings. The declaration merely ended a contest in which Karnataka had no realistic route to overturn the match situation.

Ranji Trophy Final Scorecard: Jammu & Kashmir vs Karnataka Result

Jammu & Kashmir won the 2025–26 Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka on first-innings lead after the five-day match ended in a draw. J&K made 584 in their first innings, Karnataka replied with 293, and J&K declared their second innings at 342 for 4.

Match detail	Information
Tournament	Ranji Trophy 2025–26
Match	Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir, Final
Venue	KSCA Rajnagar Stadium, Hubballi
Dates	February 24–28, 2026
Toss	Jammu & Kashmir elected to bat
Jammu & Kashmir, first innings	584 all out in 173.1 overs
Karnataka, first innings	293 all out in 93.3 overs
Jammu & Kashmir, second innings	342/4 declared in 113 overs
Result	Match drawn, Jammu & Kashmir won on first-innings lead
Winning first-innings margin	291 runs
Player of the Match	Shubham Pundir
Player of the Series	Auqib Nabi

Why Jammu & Kashmir Won Despite the Match Ending in a Draw

A Ranji Trophy final can be won on a first-innings lead if the match ends in a draw. Jammu & Kashmir’s 584 gave them a massive base, and Karnataka’s 293 left them 291 runs behind.

That margin was the championship-winning number. Once Karnataka failed to get close to J&K’s first-innings total, they could no longer win the final unless they forced an improbable second-innings collapse and completed a chase. J&K’s second-innings declaration at 342 for 4 ensured no such situation emerged.

For casual readers, the result can look confusing: the match was drawn, yet J&K were champions. The explanation is simple. Karnataka never erased the first-innings deficit, so Jammu & Kashmir took the trophy under the final’s result rules.

What Made This Final Historic

This was Jammu & Kashmir’s maiden Ranji Trophy title and their first appearance in the final. The achievement carries more weight because it was built over five days against one of India’s most successful domestic teams, not through a brief knockout upset.

J&K’s title-winning formula was straightforward: bat longer than Karnataka, create a decisive first-innings lead, and never offer the opposition a realistic path back. The team did all three.

The Ranji Trophy Final Scorecard also captures the depth of that performance. Six Jammu & Kashmir batters passed 50 in the first innings, while Karnataka’s reply relied heavily on Mayank Agarwal’s 160.

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Jammu & Kashmir First-Innings Scorecard: 584 All Out

Jammu & Kashmir made 584 in 173.1 overs after choosing to bat. Shubham Pundir top-scored with 121, while Yawer Hassan, Paras Dogra, Abdul Samad, Kanhaiya Wadhawan and Sahil Lotra all made substantial contributions.

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
Qamran Iqbal	c KL Rahul b Prasidh Krishna	6	36	1	0	16.67
Yawer Hassan	c KL Rahul b Prasidh Krishna	88	150	13	0	58.67
Shubham Pundir	c substitute b Vidyadhar Patil	121	247	12	2	48.99
Paras Dogra	b Shreyas Gopal	70	166	8	0	42.17
Abdul Samad	c Kruthik Krishna b Prasidh Krishna	61	104	6	1	58.65
Kanhaiya Wadhawan	c KL Rahul b Shikhar Shetty	70	109	9	0	64.22
Sahil Lotra	c Vidyadhar Patil b Vijaykumar Vyshak	72	138	8	0	52.17
Abid Mushtaq	c Dev Kundal b Prasidh Krishna	28	50	3	0	56.00
Auqib Nabi	c Kruthik Krishna b Prasidh Krishna	2	9	0	0	22.22
Yudhvir Singh	run out	30	28	3	2	107.14
Sunil Kumar	not out	1	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	Byes 14, leg byes 16, wides 5	35
Total	All out in 173.1 overs	584

Karnataka Bowling Figures

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Vidyadhar Patil	32	2	116	1	3.63
Vijaykumar Vyshak	34	10	75	1	2.21
Prasidh Krishna	34.1	7	98	5	2.87
Shreyas Gopal	34	2	139	1	4.09
Shikhar Shetty	37	3	125	1	3.38
Karun Nair	2	1	1	0	0.50

Jammu & Kashmir Fall of Wickets

Wicket	Score	Batter dismissed	Overs
1	18	Qamran Iqbal	10.2
2	157	Yawer Hassan	50.6
3	303	Shubham Pundir	97.2
4	307	Abdul Samad	98.1
5	417	Kanhaiya Wadhawan	130.1
6	471	Paras Dogra	142.4
7	539	Abid Mushtaq	160.2
8	543	Auqib Nabi	162.6
9	573	Sahil Lotra	172.2
10	584	Yudhvir Singh	173.1

Why J&K’s 584 Changed the Final

Jammu & Kashmir did not rely on a solitary hundred. Pundir’s 121 was the central innings, yet the batting strength came from the sequence around him.

Yawer Hassan gave the innings a stable start with 88. Pundir then turned the platform into authority. Paras Dogra’s 70 prevented Karnataka from attacking the new batter after Pundir’s dismissal. Abdul Samad’s 61 accelerated the middle phase, and Kanhaiya Wadhawan and Sahil Lotra ensured Karnataka still had to bowl deep into the fourth and fifth bowling changes.

This is the part most basic scorecard pages miss: 584 was not just a large score. It was a workload. Karnataka’s bowlers spent 173.1 overs in the field before they had to bat under final pressure.

Prasidh Krishna’s 5 for 98 was an excellent individual effort. The problem for Karnataka was that even a five-wicket haul did not stop J&K’s innings from moving beyond 580. That distinction matters. A bowler can have a strong personal return while the batting side still wins the larger battle.

Karnataka First-Innings Scorecard: 293 All Out

Karnataka were dismissed for 293 in 93.3 overs, conceding a 291-run first-innings lead. Mayank Agarwal made 160, but no other batter scored more than Kruthik Krishna’s 36.

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
KL Rahul	c Kanhaiya Wadhawan b Auqib Nabi	13	39	2	0	33.33
Mayank Agarwal	lbw b Auqib Nabi	160	266	21	0	60.15
Devdutt Padikkal	c Abdul Samad b Sunil Kumar	11	10	2	0	110.00
Karun Nair	b Auqib Nabi	0	9	0	0	0.00
R Smaran	c Kanhaiya Wadhawan b Auqib Nabi	0	1	0	0	0.00
Shreyas Gopal	lbw b Yudhvir Singh	27	83	1	0	32.53
Kruthik Krishna	lbw b Sahil Lotra	36	101	2	0	35.64
Vidyadhar Patil	c substitute b Sunil Kumar	11	23	2	0	47.83
Vijaykumar Vyshak	not out	17	27	3	0	62.96
Shikhar Shetty	lbw b Auqib Nabi	0	7	0	0	0.00
Prasidh Krishna	c Sunil Kumar b Yudhvir Singh	4	6	1	0	66.67
Extras	No-balls 11, leg byes 3	14
Total	All out in 93.3 overs	293

Jammu & Kashmir Bowling Figures

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Auqib Nabi	23	7	54	5	2.35
Sunil Kumar	19	6	51	2	2.68
Yudhvir Singh	14.3	3	55	2	3.79
Abid Mushtaq	23	2	75	0	3.26
Sahil Lotra	12	1	50	1	4.17
Abdul Samad	2	0	5	0	2.50

Karnataka Fall of Wickets

Wicket	Score	Batter dismissed	Overs
1	27	KL Rahul	11.2
2	56	Devdutt Padikkal	16.1
3	57	Karun Nair	17.5
4	57	R Smaran	17.6
5	162	Shreyas Gopal	48.2
6	241	Kruthik Krishna	77.1
7	256	Vidyadhar Patil	83.3
8	278	Mayank Agarwal	90.1
9	288	Shikhar Shetty	92.2
10	293	Prasidh Krishna	93.3

Karnataka’s 57 for 4 Collapse

Karnataka’s final was effectively damaged in a two-run sequence. They moved from 56 for 2 to 57 for 4, losing Karun Nair and R Smaran within the space of two deliveries.

That changed the innings from a response into a rescue mission. Mayank Agarwal then had to play two roles: score enough runs to keep Karnataka alive and bat long enough to prevent the lower order from being exposed too early.

Agarwal delivered the first part. His 160 from 266 balls was a serious first-class innings, containing 21 boundaries and giving Karnataka temporary resistance. He did not receive enough support to change the match.

Karnataka’s next-best score was 36. That is the core problem in one number. Mayank’s century was not the start of a collective innings, it was an isolated act of resistance inside a batting failure.

How Auqib Nabi Won the Decisive Innings

Auqib Nabi took 5 for 54 from 23 overs and struck directly at Karnataka’s strongest batting resources. He removed KL Rahul, Karun Nair, R Smaran, Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Shetty.

The wicket of Rahul mattered because it denied Karnataka an experienced anchor near the start of the reply. Nair’s dismissal left Karnataka without a stabilising middle-order player. Smaran’s first-ball wicket completed the damaging 57-for-4 phase.

Nabi’s dismissal of Agarwal ended Karnataka’s last realistic chance of reducing the lead substantially. By then, Agarwal had carried the innings deep, yet the support around him had already failed. Nabi’s five-for ensured that J&K’s huge first-innings total became a title-defining advantage rather than just a statistical achievement.

Jammu & Kashmir Second-Innings Scorecard: 342/4 Declared

Jammu & Kashmir declared at 342 for 4 in 113 overs. Qamran Iqbal made an unbeaten 160 and Sahil Lotra finished unbeaten on 101 as J&K stretched their effective lead beyond Karnataka’s reach.

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Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
Qamran Iqbal	not out	160	311	16	3	51.45
Yawer Hassan	b Prasidh Krishna	1	2	0	0	50.00
Shubham Pundir	c substitute b Vijaykumar Vyshak	4	10	1	0	40.00
Paras Dogra	b Prasidh Krishna	16	59	2	0	27.12
Abdul Samad	c Vijaykumar Vyshak b Shreyas Gopal	32	70	4	1	45.71
Sahil Lotra	not out	101	226	8	3	44.69
Extras	Byes 17, leg byes 9, wides 2	28
Total	4 wickets declared in 113 overs	342

Did not bat: Kanhaiya Wadhawan, Abid Mushtaq, Yudhvir Singh, Auqib Nabi and Sunil Kumar.

Karnataka Bowling Figures in J&K’s Second Innings

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Vijaykumar Vyshak	10	1	30	1	3.00
Prasidh Krishna	12	0	42	2	3.50
Vidyadhar Patil	13	0	51	0	3.92
Shikhar Shetty	31	10	50	0	1.61
Shreyas Gopal	36	13	84	1	2.33
Karun Nair	7	2	21	0	3.00
KL Rahul	2	0	15	0	7.50
Mayank Agarwal	2	0	23	0	11.50

Qamran Iqbal and Sahil Lotra’s Unbeaten Fifth-Wicket Stand

J&K’s second innings began badly at 11 for 2. That gave Karnataka a brief opening, especially after Pundir fell for four and Paras Dogra was dismissed for 16.

The opportunity ended when Qamran Iqbal and Sahil Lotra took control. Their unbeaten 197-run fifth-wicket partnership turned a potentially uncomfortable innings into a declaration position.

Iqbal’s 160 not out came from 311 balls. It was not built for highlight clips, it was built to consume time, deny Karnataka momentum and eliminate risk. Lotra’s 101 not out from 226 balls had the same effect.

Their partnership delivered the exact innings J&K needed. They did not chase a fast declaration. They made Karnataka bowl again, batters stayed at the crease, and the final became an administrative conclusion rather than a cricketing contest.

The Ranji Trophy Final Scorecard reflects that shift. Karnataka had taken four wickets, yet they could not break the partnership that mattered most.

Why Jammu & Kashmir Won the Ranji Trophy Final

Jammu & Kashmir won because they produced a deeper first innings, gained a 291-run lead, and bowled Karnataka out after an early top-order collapse. Their second-innings batting then ensured Karnataka never received a realistic chance to alter the result.

1. Six Batters Reached 50 in the First Innings

J&K had one century-maker in Shubham Pundir, yet the innings became formidable because it did not stop there. Yawer Hassan made 88, Paras Dogra scored 70, Abdul Samad added 61, Kanhaiya Wadhawan hit 70, and Sahil Lotra made 72.

This is a stronger indicator than a single large individual score. A team with six meaningful contributors is harder to dismiss, harder to contain, and less vulnerable to one bowler having a dominant spell.

Karnataka faced exactly that problem. Prasidh Krishna took five wickets, but J&K still reached 584. A five-wicket haul usually changes a first-class innings. Here, it only limited the damage.

2. Karnataka Lost Control in the Top Order

Karnataka’s top five included KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair and R Smaran. On paper, that is a lineup capable of a serious response.

On the pitch, they were 57 for 4. Rahul made 13, Padikkal 11, Nair was dismissed for a duck, and Smaran fell without scoring.

The issue was not merely that wickets fell. They fell before Karnataka had created a stable partnership. That forced Agarwal to play an innings of survival rather than an innings of pressure.

3. Nabi’s Spell Changed the Match Balance

Nabi’s 5 for 54 was the most influential bowling return in the final. The wickets were not tail-end additions after the contest had been decided, they dismantled Karnataka’s best batting resources.

The most valuable number is not just five wickets. It is the combination of five wickets, 23 overs, seven maidens and a 2.35 economy rate.

That is control. Karnataka could not simply counterattack Nabi, because he removed key batters while restricting scoring. In a five-day final, that combination is devastating.

4. Mayank Agarwal Fought Alone

Mayank Agarwal’s 160 deserves proper context. He faced 266 balls, struck 21 fours and scored more than 54% of Karnataka’s total of 293.

That last point explains why Karnataka lost. A player making more than half of a team’s runs is often evidence of exceptional batting. It can also expose a team-wide failure around him.

Agarwal needed one other top-six batter to make a century, or at minimum a 70 or 80. Karnataka did not get that. Kruthik Krishna’s 36 was the next-highest score.

5. Iqbal and Lotra Closed the Door

J&K could have settled for a defensive second innings after gaining the first-innings lead. Instead, they made the final impossible to reopen.

Iqbal’s unbeaten 160 and Lotra’s unbeaten 101 turned an early wobble into a 342 for 4 declaration. The partnership did not win the title-the first-innings lead had already achieved that-but it removed any uncertainty around the closing stages.

That is the difference between winning a final and controlling one. J&K did not wait for Karnataka to make an error. They made the match position irreversible.

Match Timeline: How the Final Moved Toward J&K

Jammu & Kashmir took control on Day 1, extended that advantage through their first innings, and then converted it into a title-winning lead when Karnataka collapsed to 57 for 4.

Day 1: J&K Build the Platform

Jammu & Kashmir ended the opening day at 284 for 2 after winning the toss and batting first. Pundir’s century and Yawer Hassan’s half-century gave them control on a dry surface expected to deteriorate as the match progressed.

The significance was not only the score. Karnataka had been made to bowl through a full day without breaking the innings open. They needed a fast start on Day 2 and never got one.

Middle Phase: J&K Turn Control Into 584

The first-innings total grew because Karnataka could not dismiss the middle order quickly. Dogra, Samad, Wadhawan and Lotra kept adding useful runs after Pundir’s century.

By the time J&K were bowled out, Karnataka had already spent 173.1 overs in the field. That physical and tactical burden shaped the rest of the final.

Karnataka’s Reply: The Collapse That Mattered

Karnataka’s 57 for 4 was the final’s most important turning point. Agarwal resisted, yet his innings could only reduce the deficit-not erase it.

When Karnataka were dismissed for 293, J&K’s 291-run lead settled the championship equation. Karnataka needed help from the match situation, and J&K refused to provide it.

Final Day: Declaration Without a Chase

J&K declared at 342 for 4 after Iqbal and Lotra made unbeaten centuries. Karnataka did not receive a chase because the captains agreed to end the match.

The final ended in a draw. Jammu & Kashmir were declared champions because of the first-innings lead they had secured much earlier.

Ranji Trophy Final Records and Key Stats

J&K’s 584 was the match’s defining total, Pundir made 121, Agarwal scored 160, Nabi claimed 5 for 54, and Iqbal and Lotra added an unbeaten 197 runs in the second innings.

Statistic	Record or performance
Highest individual score	Mayank Agarwal – 160
Best bowling figures	Auqib Nabi – 5/54
J&K’s top first-innings score	Shubham Pundir – 121
Karnataka’s second-highest score	Kruthik Krishna – 36
J&K first-innings half-centurions or better	Six batters
J&K second-innings fifth-wicket stand	197 unbeaten
Qamran Iqbal’s second-innings score	160 not out
Sahil Lotra’s second-innings score	101 not out
First-innings lead	291 runs
Title significance	Jammu & Kashmir’s first Ranji Trophy title

Shubham Pundir’s Player-of-the-Match Impact

Pundir’s 121 was not merely the highest score in J&K’s first innings. It arrived at the point where the final could have moved in either direction.

After J&K lost Yawer Hassan at 157, Pundir kept the innings secure. His 247-ball knock gave the middle order a platform instead of pressure. Karnataka could not attack freely because Pundir had established control.

The Player-of-the-Match award recognised that context. J&K did not need a spectacular late innings to win, they needed a first-innings foundation strong enough to make Karnataka bat under extreme pressure. Pundir gave them that.

Auqib Nabi’s Player-of-the-Series Season

Nabi was Player of the Series after taking 60 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 12.56, including seven five-wicket hauls. His final performance fitted the pattern of his season: take important wickets, maintain pressure, and turn first-innings leads into wins.

For a scorecard-focused article, that tournament context is useful because it explains why his 5 for 54 mattered beyond one match. It was the final contribution of a season in which he consistently shaped J&K’s route to the title.

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