Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27 · Match · Test

Kerala vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27

Kerala 120 (38.4) & 141

Bengal 198 (46) & 350

Bengal won by 287 runs

KCA Cricket Ground Mangalapuram, Thiruvananthapuram Mon 26 Oct 2026, 9:30 AM IST

Our match winner prediction

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KER vs BEN Scorecard

Kerala 120 (38.4 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Abhishek P Nairlbw b Pradipta Pramanik	0	6	0	0	0.0
Jalaj Saxenac Sudip Chatterjee b Pradipta Pramanik	18	29	4	0	62.1
Sachin Babyst Abishek Porel b Pradipta Pramanik	10	36	1	0	27.8
Vishnu Vinodc Abhimanyu Easwaran b Pradipta Pramanik	19	52	1	0	36.5
Salman Nizarc Abhimanyu Easwaran b Pradipta Pramanik	1	10	0	0	10.0
Mohammed Azharuddeenb Shahbaz Ahmed	26	44	3	0	59.1
Aditya Sarwateb Mohammed Shami	0	4	0	0	0.0
Vaisakh Chandranb Mohammed Shami	3	16	0	0	18.8
MD Nidheeshbatting	31	24	5	1	129.2
Nedumankuzhy Basilbatting	0	5	0	0	0.0
Extras	12

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mohammed Shami	12	3	40	2	3.33
Pradipta Pramanik	18.5	2	51	6	2.71
Shahbaz Ahmed	7	1	17	1	2.43

Bengal 198 (46 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Abhimanyu Easwaranc (sub)Varun Nayanar b Jalaj Saxena	47	59	4	0	79.7
Ankur Paulb Nedumankuzhy Basil	12	29	0	0	41.4
Sudip Kumar Gharamic Salman Nizar b Jalaj Saxena	12	17	1	0	70.6
Sudip Chatterjeeb Jalaj Saxena	34	39	4	0	87.2
Abishek Porelc Vishnu Vinod b Sarwate	21	38	3	0	55.3
Shahbaz Ahmedc Abhishek Nair b Sarwate	20	40	2	0	50.0
Sumanta Guptac (sub)Varun Nayanar b Jalaj Saxena	6	7	1	0	85.7
Aamir Ganic Salman Nizar b Sarwate	7	10	1	0	70.0
Pradipta Pramaniknot out	13	14	0	1	92.9
Mohammed Shamic Azharuddeen b Nedumankuzhy Basil	26	19	0	3	136.8
Suraj Sindhu Jaiswalc Nedumankuzhy Basil b Jalaj Saxena	0	4	0	0	0.0
Extras	0

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Aditya Sarwate	18	2	72	3	4.00
MD Nidheesh	5	0	22	0	4.40
Jalaj Saxena	18	1	70	5	3.89
Nedumankuzhy Basil	4	0	25	2	6.25
Vishnu Vinod	1	0	9	0	9.00

Kerala 141 (51.3 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Abhishek P Nairb Mohammed Shami	4	16	1	0	25.0
Sachin Babyc Sudip Gharami b Shahbaz Ahmed	23	46	3	0	50.0
Vishnu Vinodb Mohammed Shami	41	47	5	2	87.2
Salman Nizarc Abishek Porel b Mohammed Shami	11	33	1	0	33.3
Mohammed Azharuddeennot out	30	65	4	0	46.2
Aditya Sarwatec Abhimanyu Easwaran b Shahbaz Ahmed	0	3	0	0	0.0
Jalaj Saxenac Sudip Gharami b Pradipta Pramanik	6	15	1	0	40.0
Vaisakh Chandranb Pradipta Pramanik	5	32	0	0	15.6
MD Nidheeshlbw b Pradipta Pramanik	0	5	0	0	0.0
Nedumankuzhy Basilrun out (Ankur Paul)	0	1	0	0	0.0
Extras	9

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mohammed Shami	11	2	35	3	3.18
Mohammed Kaif	7	1	20	0	2.86
Pradipta Pramanik	16.3	6	44	4	2.67
Shahbaz Ahmed	15	1	22	2	1.47
Aamir Gani	2	1	11	0	5.50

Bengal 350 (102.2 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Abhimanyu Easwaranc Azharuddeen b MD Nidheesh	10	17	2	0	58.8
Ankur Paulc Abhishek P Nair b Sarwate	66	80	8	0	82.5
Aamir Ganic Abhishek Nair b Nedumankuzhy Basil	14	32	2	0	43.8
Sudip Kumar Gharamic Abhishek Nair b Nedumankuzhy Basil	36	89	5	0	40.4
Sudip Chatterjeec Sachin Baby b Sarwate	6	12	1	0	50.0
Abishek Porelc and b Sarwate	0	1	0	0	0.0
Shahbaz Ahmedc Sachin Baby b Sarwate	121	203	8	4	59.6
Sumanta Guptac Abhishek Nair b Jalaj Saxena	49	95	5	0	51.6
Pradipta Pramanikb Nedumankuzhy Basil	27	49	2	2	55.1
Mohammed Shamib MD Nidheesh	17	28	2	0	60.7
Mohammed Kaifnot out	0	8	0	0	0.0
Extras	4

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
MD Nidheesh	17.2	2	53	2	3.06
Nedumankuzhy Basil	18	1	64	3	3.56
Abhishek P Nair	2	0	14	0	7.00
Aditya Sarwate	32	6	95	4	2.97
Jalaj Saxena	25	2	73	1	2.92
Vaisakh Chandran	8	0	47	0	5.88

Match info

Match: Kerala vs Bengal, Match
Series: Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27
Format: Test
Date: Monday, 26 October 2026
Start: 9:30 AM IST
Venue: KCA Cricket Ground Mangalapuram, Thiruvananthapuram
Toss: Kerala, chose to bowl
Result: Bengal won by 287 runs

KER vs BEN Recent Form and Head to Head

Kerala1 won of last 2

WKER vs ODI18 Oct 2026 · Kerala won by an innings and 36 runs
DJHA vs KER11 Oct 2026 · Match drawn

Bengal2 won of last 2

WSER vs BEN18 Oct 2026 · Bengal won by 60 runs
WBEN vs DEL11 Oct 2026 · Bengal won by 9 wkts

Head to head

These teams have not met in a Test match on our records.

KER vs BEN Team Records

In Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27

Kerala

1Won

0Lost

1No result

Average score400

Top scorerSachin Baby 147

Top wicket-takerJalaj Saxena 10

Bengal

2Won

0Lost

0No result

Average score250

Top scorerSudip Kumar Gharami 194

Top wicket-takerAamir Gani 7

KER vs BEN Key Players

Top performers from their last match

Keralavs ODI, 18 Oct

Mohammed AzharuddeenBatSR 53139*263 balls
Sachin BabyBatSR 48112235 balls
Jalaj SaxenaBowlEcon 2.77/11041 overs
Vaisakh ChandranBowlEcon 2.35/7231 overs

Bengalvs SER, 18 Oct

Abhimanyu EaswaranBatSR 5356106 balls
Sudip Kumar GharamiBatSR 583865 balls
Shahbaz AhmedBowlEcon 1.84/3519 overs
Aamir GaniBowlEcon 2.04/3919.2 overs

Players in form

Keralalast 2 Test matches

Batting

Sachin Baby2 inns · best 112 · SR 43147runs
Mohammed Azharuddeen2 inns · best 139 · SR 53139runs
Abhishek P Nair2 inns · best 126 · SR 60126runs

Bowling

Jalaj Saxena3 inns · econ 2.510wickets
Vaisakh Chandran3 inns · econ 3.010wickets
Aditya Sarwate3 inns · econ 2.87wickets

Bengallast 2 Test matches

Batting

Sudip Kumar Gharami3 inns · best 133 · SR 51194runs
Abishek Porel3 inns · best 149 · SR 67181runs
Abhimanyu Easwaran3 inns · best 56 · SR 51120runs

Bowling

Aamir Gani4 inns · econ 2.37wickets
Shahbaz Ahmed1 inns · econ 1.84wickets
Mohammed Shami2 inns · econ 1.54wickets

KER vs BEN Pitch Report

KCA Cricket Ground Mangalapuram, Thiruvananthapuram

KCA Cricket Ground Mangalapuram 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.