Ranji Trophy Day Two: Karnataka’s Low Scores, Jadeja’s All‑Round Impact

Day two of the Ranji Trophy saw Karnataka struggling to post competitive totals. KL Rahul’s dismissal for a single run in the second innings left the side at 176‑4 with a narrow 32‑run advantage over Andhra. In a parallel match, Ravindra Jadeja turned his century into a match‑winning spell, taking three wickets for 40 runs and limiting Chhattisgarh to 312. Punjab’s chase against Assam stalled at 287‑5, still trailing by 86 runs. Other group fixtures featured Madhya Pradesh’s 151‑5 against Jammu‑Kashmir, with Shubham Sharma unbeaten on 51, and Gujarat’s 429‑all out led by centuries from Abhishek Porel and Sudip Gharami.