Kuldip Yadav takes 4/44 but Arunachal Pradesh recover to 285 on day 1

4/4419 ovARU 285MIZ 35/0

Monday, 2 November 2026

Match report

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.

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Wed, 4 Nov, 2026

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Thu, 29 Oct, 2026

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Tue, 27 Oct, 2026

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Mon, 26 Oct, 2026

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Wed, 21 Oct, 2026

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