Ranji Trophy: Rajasthan take three points as Jaipur game ends in a draw
Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu played out a draw in the Elite Group-D Ranji Trophy match at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, with Rajasthan securing three points for a first-innings lead. The final day petered out by tea after Tamil Nadu elected to protect its wickets rather than chase an ambitious target in the remaining time.
Rajasthan, assured of the first-innings advantage, batted with the aim of setting a safe target before declaring; Tamil Nadu required 282 runs with just under two sessions available and adopted a conservative approach. New coach Yo Mahesh was animated throughout, pacing the boundary and giving constant instructions; he showed visible delight when Sai Kishore had Kartik adjudged lbw. With both sides unwilling to force a result in limited time, the captains agreed to a draw by the tea interval.
Kartik Sharma contributed 42 in Rajasthan’s second innings and produced attacking strokes, including launching Saravana Kumar over long-off for six in the morning. The 20-year-old had been positive late on Tuesday as well, having taken Washington Sundar for six to deep mid-wicket before evading a Deepesh bouncer and guiding one over the keeper for four.
Mahipal Lomror brought up his second fifty of the match, finishing unbeaten on 84 off 170 balls with seven fours and sharing an 83-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Kukna Ajay Singh, who remained 32 not out. Lomror’s innings included a scoop attempt against pace, a pull off Saravana Kumar to wide long-on for four and consecutive sweeps off Washington to deep square leg for boundaries; he was bowled by Washington after missing a sweep following lunch, after which Rajasthan declared.
Score details: Rajasthan — 1st innings: 363. Tamil Nadu — 1st innings: 274. Rajasthan — 2nd innings: Sachin Yadav b Sai Kishore 0, Rohan Rajbhar st. Jagadeesan b Sai Kishore 10, Sumit Godara c Sonu b Saravana Kumar 2, Karan Lamba b Sonu 13, Mahipal Lomror b Washington 84, Kartik Sharma lbw b Sai Kishore 42, Kukna Ajay Singh (not out) 32; Extras (b-2, lb-5, w-2): 9; Total (for six wkts. decl. in 70.1 overs): 192. Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-3, 3-25, 4-31, 5-109, 6-192.
Tamil Nadu bowling figures in the second innings were: Sai Kishore 26-3-50-3, Saravana Kumar 10-2-27-1, Washington 19.1-4-44-1, Sonu 7-0-21-1, Deepesh 6-0-38-0, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 2-0-5-0. In reply, Tamil Nadu finished on 73 without loss in 23 overs: Sai Sudharsan (not out) 26, N. Jagadeesan (not out) 42; Extras (b-2, lb-3): 5. Rajasthan’s second-innings bowling figures were Suthar 12-4-24-0, Akash 2-0-2-0, Kukna 9-0-42-0.
Rajasthan claimed the three points awarded for the first-innings lead, and the match was declared a draw at tea with Tamil Nadu 73 for no loss.
