KL Rahul rolls his arm over during Day 5 of Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Final [Watch]

In a rare display, KL Rahul rolled his arms on the fifth and final day of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2025-26 final between Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir at KSCA Stadium in Hubli on Saturday, February 28. Known for his versatile roles, the 33-year-old turned into a spinner.

As Karnataka looked clueless with the ball, KL Rahul bowled the 81st and 83rd overs during Jammu & Kashmir’s second innings, conceding three and 12 runs, respectively. He was taken out of the attack after being hit for a couple of boundaries in his second over. According to Cricbuzz, he last bowled in domestic cricket in 2015.

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Before this, Rahul had bowled 168 deliveries in his first-class career, conceding 83 runs at an economy rate of 2.96. Interestingly, he has taken a wicket by bowling 21 balls for 42 runs in his List-A career.

On the batting front, KL Rahul failed to deliver in the first innings, perishing for just 13 runs off 39 balls, comprising two boundaries. He will look to step up in the second innings.

Qamran Iqbal and Sahil Lotra’s century-plus partnership helped Jammu & Kashmir extend their lead past 550-plus in the Ranji Trophy final

A century from Qamran Iqbal and Sahil Lotra’s half-century has helped Jammu & Kashmir extend their second innings lead to over 550 in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 final.

At the time of writing, Jammu & Kashmir were 278/4 in their second innings, with Iqbal (120) and Lotra (78) at the crease. Prasidh Krishna has been the pick of the bowlers with two scalps.

Batting first, Jammu & Kashmir put up 584 in their first innings, thanks to a century from Shubam Singh Pundir (121). Yawer Hussain, skipper Paras Dogra, Abdul Samad, Kanhaiya Wadhawan, and Sahil Lotra contributed with half-centuries apiece. Meanwhile, Prasidh Krishna took a fifer.

In response, Karnataka were bundled out for 293 in their first innings. Mayank Agarwal produced a lone fight with the bat, scoring 160 off 266 balls, including 21 boundaries. Auqib Nabi bagged a five-wicket haul, while Yudhvir Singh and Sunil Kumar took two wickets each.

Jammu & Kashmir are on the verge of lifting their maiden Ranji Trophy title.

Follow the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 final live score and updates here.