Discarded India batter Prithvi Shaw stole the headlines in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2025-26 with his incredible batting heroics today (October 27). After facing a sharp decline in his career in the recent past which included falling out of favour in the India setup and going unsold in the IPL apart from fitness concerns, this season will be extremely crucial for the prodigal batter to make amends and come back in the fray.
Apart from Shaw, J&K’s Auqib Nabi was also one of the top performers of the day with a match haul of 10 wickets while former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Swapnil Singh impressed with an all-rounder show.
Let’s take a look at the top performances from Day 3 of Round 2 matches in the Ranji Trophy.
The dynamic right-hander reached the feat in just 141 balls, with only Tanmay Agarwal (119 balls vs Arunachal Pradesh in 2024) and Ravi Shastri (123 balls vs Baroda in 1985) achieving the milestone quicker. Earlier, Shaw raced to his first ton of the domestic season in only 72 balls on the back of 13 fours, making it the sixth-fastest century in Ranji Trophy history. The 25-year-old was eventually dismissed on 222 (156).
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The 28-year-old has made quite an impression with a string of good performances in the domestic circuit. After finishing as the second-highest wicket-taker last season, Nabi has continued the momentum into the new season with his latest exploits against Rajasthan.
Nabi took a 10-wicket match haul to help J&K win by an innings and 41 runs against Rajasthan. His recent display also puts him one step closer to earning a Test cap for India.
After a recent County season where he played three games for Sussex, Unadkat showed why is a stalwart in the domestic circuit with another magnificent bowling display. The Saurashtra cricketer took his 23rd career four-wicket haul on Day 3 of the match against Madhya Pradesh.
The Tripura cricketer waged a lone battle against Haryana with both bat and ball. He top-scored for his side with a 44 in the first innings and then took a match-haul of eight wickets including a 7-fer in Haryana’s first innings but it eventually went in vain as Tripura lost the contes by nine wickets.
Ayush Doseja, who scored a double ton (209) on his first-class debut in Delhi’s first game against Hyderabad, continued his sublime touch in the next match against Himachal Pradesh with fifties in both the innings (75 and 62*).
On the other hand, Yash Dhull too looked in fine form after a 133 and 92 in Duleep Trophy and Irani Cup respectively. He too hit a fifty in the first game against Hyderabad before registering another couple (61 and 70) against Himachal Pradesh.
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