Bihar clinched the Ranji Trophy Plate title after thumping Manipur by a mammoth margin of 568 runs. Batting first, Bihar rode on stunning hundreds from captain Sakibul Gani and Bipin Saurabh to post 522. Gani struck 108 and Saurabh notched up 143.
Apart from these two, Akash Raj got a half-century and Suraj Kashyap remained unbeaten at 83. Rex Rajkumar picked up four wickets for Manipur. Later, the Bihar bowling rattled the opposition and bundled out Manipur for 264. Suraj Kashyap scalped three wickets while Prashant Singh and Himanshu Singh picked up a couple apiece.
Later, Bihar continued their dominance in the second innings as well posting a mammoth 505/6. Piyush Singh smashed 216* off 322 deliveries while Raghuvendra Pratap Singh missed out on a hundred by just 10 runs as he was trapped in front by Rex Singh for 90. Khalid Alam also struck 81.
WINNERS 🏆
Congratulations to Bihar on winning the Ranji Trophy Plate Final 2025-26! 👏
They beat Manipur by 568 runs in Patna 👌
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Later, Manipur never got the momentum they needed and lost wickets regularly to get reduced to 68/6 before getting bowled out for 195 and lose the match. Pheiroijam Jotin top-scored with 74. Himanshu Singh and Suraj Kashyap picked up three wickets each.
With this win, Bihar have returned to Elite group. Earlier this month, Bihar also secured promotion to the Elite League in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, defeating Manipur by six wickets in the final.
Ranji Trophy – Brief Scores:
Bihar 522 and 505 for 6 decl (Piyush Singh 216, Raghuvendra Pratap Singh 90; Pheiroijam Jotin 3/85).
Manipur 264 and 195 in 56.1 overs (Pheiroijam Jotin 74; Prashant Singh 2/51, S Kashyap 3/32, H Singh 3/49).
Teams:
Manipur (Playing XI): Karnajit Yumnam, Ulenyai Khwairakpam(w), Ronald Longjam, Al Bashid Muhammed, Johnson Singh, Bishworjit Konthoujam(c), Kangabam Priyojit Singh, Pheiroijam Jotin, Rex Rajkumar, L Kishan Singha, Yumnam Chingkhei Nganba
Bihar (Playing XI): Mangal Mahrour, Ayush Loharuka(w), Sakibul Gani(c), Bipin Saurabh, Suraj Kashyap, Khalid Alam, Akash Raj, Piyush Singh, Himanshu Singh, Raghuvendra Pratap Singh, Prashant Singh
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