Match report
Mizoram vs Manipur, Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Plate Group, Round 1, day 1. CSK's Kuldip Yadav played a quick cameo with the bat, hitting 26 off 15 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes, as Mizoram were bowled out for 183 against Manipur.
Mizoram vs Manipur, Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Plate Group, Round 1, day 1. CSK's Kuldip Yadav played a quick cameo with the bat, hitting 26 off 15 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes, as Mizoram were bowled out for 183 against Manipur.
Mizoram vs Arunachal Pradesh, Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Plate Group, Round 4, day 3. CSK's Kuldip Yadav made just 1 run with the bat, though it hardly mattered as Mizoram had already piled up a mammoth 571/9 declared in the first innings. He then bowled a tight spell of 9 overs for 13 runs and picked up a breakthrough wicket before stumps. Arunachal Pradesh, who were bowled out for 285 in the first innings, ended day 3 on 86/1 in 32 overs in their second innings and still trail by 200 runs. It follows his 4/44 on day 1.
Mizoram vs Arunachal Pradesh, Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Plate Group, Round 4, day 1. CSK's Kuldip Yadav finished with 4 wickets for 44 runs in 19 overs, but Arunachal Pradesh still got past 250 and were all out for 285. He had given Mizoram an outstanding start, with an opening spell of 5 overs for 10 runs and 2 wickets and a second spell of 4 overs for 1 more wicket, which left Arunachal Pradesh struggling at 81/3 and later 98/5. Salil Malhotra then played a fighting 146 to bring them back, and the visitors recovered from 168/7 to cross 250 because Mizoram could not bundle them out quickly. Mizoram ended day 1 at 35/0 in 10 overs, trailing by 250 runs. It follows his 4/62 against Meghalaya in Round 3.
Mizoram vs Meghalaya, Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Plate Group, Round 3, day 4. CSK's Kuldip Yadav added 7 runs with the bat as Mizoram were bowled out for 430, and the match ended in a draw with few overs left. Meghalaya, who made 562 in the first innings, were 60/2 in their second innings when the game finished, and Kuldip did not get to bowl in it. He had taken 4/62 on day 2 and did not bat on day 3 as Mizoram fought back to 350/5.
Mizoram vs Meghalaya, Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Plate Group, Round 3, day 2. After a long day of toiling, CSK's Kuldip Yadav's hard work and patient spells finally paid off for Mizoram. Ajay Duhan and Kishan Lyngdoh had added 413 runs together and Meghalaya looked in complete control, but when Lyngdoh was run out at 490/3, Mizoram hit back with quick wickets. Kuldip kept striking, including the important wicket of Duhan, who made 239, and did not let the lower order contribute much, though Meghalaya still ended up with a mammoth 562. He finished with 4 wickets for 62 runs in 22.2 overs, which means 3 wickets for 12 runs in 7.2 overs on day 2, after his 1/50 in 15 overs on day 1. Mizoram ended day 2 on 99/2 in 37 overs, still trailing by 463 runs, and he is yet to bat.
Mizoram vs Meghalaya, Ranji Trophy 2026-27 Plate Group, Round 3, day 1. It was a long day of toiling for CSK's Kuldip Yadav, who finished with 1 wicket for 50 runs in 15 overs, as Meghalaya ended day 1 on 385/2 in 89 overs. Mizoram tried 9 bowlers, but Ajay Duhan (167 not out) and captain Kishan Lyngdoh (144 not out) were still going strong with an unbroken 308-run partnership. He had bowled a long spell of 2/114 in 36 overs against Nagaland in the previous match.