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Jammu and Kashmir win their first-ever Ranji Trophy title | Cricket News

Jammu and Kashmir win their first-ever Ranji Trophy title | Cricket News

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1 min readFeb 28, 2026 02:18 PM IST Jammu and Kashmir have made history. Fast bowler Auqib Nabi’s stellar show with the ball, coupled with centuries from Shubham Pundir in the first innings and Qamran Iqbal in the second has helped them pip a star-studded Karnataka to 2025/26 Ranji Trophy title. It marks the first time that they have won India’s premier first class domestic title and marks a remarkable turnaround for a team that was rarely ever taken seriously as opponents by most teams for much of their 66-year history in the Ranji Trophy. Jammu and Kashmir played their first game was in 1960. However, their first victory in the competition came only in their 99th match in 1982. Incidentally, it also happened to be the year that Karnataka won their third title. This 2025/26 final was their 346th match in Ranji history, and only their 47th match win. It brigs to an end a remarkable season in which they lost just one match, which came in Srinagar against Mumbai. To be updated… Disclaimer: …

J&K reach their first ever Ranji Trophy final; Abdul Samad, Vanshaj Sharma seal semis with sixes for 6-wicket win over Bengal | Cricket News

J&K reach their first ever Ranji Trophy final; Abdul Samad, Vanshaj Sharma seal semis with sixes for 6-wicket win over Bengal | Cricket News

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The spectre of what Mohammed Shami could do, had loomed overnight despite Jammu & Kashmir needing just 60 odd to win their Ranji Trophy semifinal. Playing at the tree-lined Kalyani ground in distinctly quaint environs with white and blue corrugated sheets demarcating the field and spectators standing non-plussed, Shami did pack off Shubham Pundir scattering his stumps, before captain Paras Dogra too was dismissed for 9, to leave things edgy at 71-4. It’s when J&K’s only established star, Abdul Samad had walked in, whistling. J&K needed 55 more, but Akash Deep was looking threatening. Samad, who’s played the IPL for a fair few years, has taken on the mantle of strutting forward, and convincingbhis teammates that they totally belong in the nig league, amongst the big boys of domestic cricket. It’s how J&K beat Mumbai at Mumbai last year, and have followed up with travelling wins against MP and Delhi, always prepared to beat the hosts on their turf. Still, despite their visible surge, J&K had fallen short by 1 run ceding the first innings …

Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar gets season’s first snowfall

Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar gets season’s first snowfall

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Image Source : X Srinagar’s first snowfall Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, experienced its first snowfall of the season. The winters have arrived in the union territory with fresh snowfall in several areas. The visuals from Srinagar and many other parts of J and K have left the people awestruck by the beauty of snowfall in the ‘paradise on Earth’. The photos and videos are being circulated on social media, and people can’t get enough of Kashmir’s beauty.  Srinagar’s first snowfall As per the officials, snowfall was witnessed in several areas as a repercussion of the western disturbance hit Jammu and Kashmir. As per the meteorological department, Srinagar recorded a low of minus 7.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, slightly down from the previous night’s minus 7 degrees Celsius.  Season’s first snowfall was also recorded in the plains of Srinagar, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, and Pulwama districts. Social media users and visitors were glad to see the serene beauty of Srinagar. The snow-covered roofs, the white dusting on the iconic houseboats of …