Saransh Jain takes 7-40 as Bihar are bowled out for 99 in Ranji Trophy
Saransh Jain took seven wickets for 40 runs on day one of round three of the Ranji Trophy 2026/27, bowling Bihar out for 99 in a Group A match against Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh then batted well. According to Wisden, they ended the day on 261-3, with Saksham Purohit unbeaten on 113.
The details
Saransh Jain bowled 13 overs, one of them a maiden, according to ThePrint. The report says the figures are the best of his first-class career.
The off-spinner is 33 years old. The same report says he earned his first Indian call-up earlier this year, for the Sri Lanka tour.
Big scores elsewhere on day one
Several batters were in hundreds at stumps in other round-three matches, as Wisden reports. In Group D, Mumbai were 290-3 against Haryana, with Angkrish Raghuvanshi on 114 and Musheer Khan on 109.
Delhi reached 309-5 against Jharkhand, and Ayush Badoni was unbeaten on 106. Chandigarh made 363-2 against Himachal Pradesh, with Arjun Azad on 147 and Nehal Pajni unbeaten on 126.
Meghalaya were 385-2 against Mizoram. Ajay Duhan was on 167 not out and Kishan Lyngdoh on 144 not out.
