Karnataka vs Punjab, Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27
KAR vs PUN Prediction: Who Will Win?
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We are backing Karnataka, who start as favourites with a 55% win chance.
Karnataka come in with the better form, having won one of their last three games, while Punjab have won one of their last four. This season Karnataka have won one of their three games, a better return than Punjab (one from four), even if they are 3rd in the table to Punjab's 2nd.
KAR vs PUN Score Prediction at KSCA Navule Stadium
KAR vs PUN Toss Prediction
- Karnataka chose to bowl first in 1 of their last 2 tosses won.
- Punjab chose to bat first in 2 of their last 3 tosses won.
KAR vs PUN Pitch Report
KSCA Navule Stadium, Shivamogga
KSCA Navule Stadium hosts this Test match. We do not have enough results from this ground yet to read the pitch, so the first few overs will tell both sides a lot.
KAR vs PUN Preview
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KAR vs PUN Recent Form and Head to Head
- WKAR vs TRI26 Oct 2026 · Karnataka won by an innings and 116 runs
- DKAR vs SAU18 Oct 2026 · Match drawn
- DAND vs KAR11 Oct 2026 · Match drawn
- DPUN vs AND2 Nov 2026 · Match drawn
- DHYD vs PUN26 Oct 2026 · Match drawn
- WPUN vs CHG18 Oct 2026 · Punjab won by 7 wkts
- DPUN vs ASM11 Oct 2026 · Match drawn
Head to head
These teams have not met in a Test match on our records.
KAR vs PUN Team Records
In Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27
Average score310
Top scorerManvanth Kumar L 199
Top wicket-takerShikhar Shetty 7
Average score439
Top scorerSalil Arora 512
Top wicket-takerHarpreet Brar 14
KAR vs PUN Key Players
Top performers from their last match
- Aneeshwar GautamBatSR 50100201 balls
- Ritesh BhatkalBatSR 7474*100 balls
- Manvanth Kumar LBowlEcon 2.85/6523 overs
- Shreyas GopalBowlEcon 1.75/7040.5 overs
- Sanvir SinghBatSR 55205375 balls
- Salil AroraBatSR 57144252 balls
- Vihaan MalhotraBowlEcon 2.72/3814 overs
- Harpreet BrarBowlEcon 2.72/13349 overs
Players in form
Batting
- Manvanth Kumar L3 inns · best 135 · SR 58199runs
- Aneesh KV3 inns · best 68 · SR 53127runs
- Smaran Ravichandran1 inns · best 126 · SR 58126runs
Bowling
- Shikhar Shetty3 inns · econ 3.17wickets
- Shreyas Gopal3 inns · econ 2.05wickets
- Manvanth Kumar L4 inns · econ 3.55wickets
Batting
- Salil Arora5 inns · best 151 · SR 56512runs
- Emanjot Singh Chahal5 inns · best 122 · SR 73266runs
- Uday Saharan5 inns · best 161 · SR 53262runs
Bowling
- Harpreet Brar6 inns · econ 3.014wickets
- Vikas Umesh Yadav5 inns · econ 2.38wickets
- Harjas Singh Tandon5 inns · econ 3.68wickets