The match between Bengal and Jammu & Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 semifinals is unfolding on a surface at the Bengal Cricket Academy Ground in Kalyani that has shown early life and carry, favoring the pacers right from the outset. Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to field first, a decision that has paid dividends so far as their seamers have exploited the conditions effectively. Bengal, boasting a star-studded pace attack of their own with Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep, and Mukesh Kumar waiting in the wings, finds itself tested early despite home advantage.
“Pacers from both sides are dominating proceedings on a lively, seaming track at Kalyani, where swing and bounce have kept batsmen on edge throughout Day 1. J&K’s disciplined seam attack reduced Bengal to early trouble before Sudip Kumar Gharami’s gritty century steadied the ship, leaving the contest finely poised with Bengal reaching 249/5 at stumps.” … Read more