- By Namrata Vijay
- Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:25 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Ranji Trophy Final 2026: The second day of the Ranji Trophy summit clash witnessed a tense scene between Paras Dogra and KV Aneesh, in which the Jammu and Kashmir skipper was seen headbutting the Karnataka fielder in Hubli. The incident happened during the 101st over, when Dogra and Kanhaiya Wadhwan helped the team bounce back after a batting collapse in which both Shubham Pundir and Abdul Samad were dismissed cheaply.
Post edging a ball for a four in Prasidh Krishna's over, Dogra got involved in a heated exchange with Avneesh, who was playing as the substitute fielder. Dogra then walked towards Aneesh, who was standing at a silly point, and tried to knock his helmet off. And that's when the players interfered, and the match officials also tried to control the situation. Mayank Agarwal tried to separate both players as the match progressed after the flashing point.
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Dogra had retired hurt on the first day after scoring 9 runs off 48 balls and then returned to score 36 runs off 112 balls till lunch with Kanhaiya, who had scored 45 runs. J&K had scored 380 runs and had lost four wickets.
RANJI TROPHY FINAL: THE GAME SO FAR
Post winning the toss, J&K chose to bat first on a pitch which was batter-friendly.
Shubham Pundir scored a brilliant knock of 117 runs. He was assisted well by Yewer Hassan, who had scored a gritty knock of 88 runs. Abdul Samad too scored 54 runs and helped the team post 284 runs by stumps on day 2, putting the team in a strong position.
The second day started with Samad and Pundir partnering, who took the team's total to 303 runs, but then Vidhyadhar Patil took Pundir's wicket. After that, Prasidh Krishna dismissed Samad.