List of All Records Made By Jammu And Kashmir By Winning Maiden Ranji Trophy Title

Jammu and Kashmir crowned Ranji Trophy 2025/26 champions [Source: rvmoorthyhindu/X.com]

Saturday afternoon in Hubli turned out to be a historic day for Jammu and Kashmir cricket as they toppled the 8-time Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka in the 2025/26 season final and lifted their first title.

Having reached the final for the first time in their 66-year history, the Paras Dogra-led outfit batted Karnataka out of the match with a mammoth 584-run first innings score. Then, led by Auqib Nabi’s five-for, they bowled the opposition out for just 293 runs and took a 291-run lead, which they went on to extend to 633 runs before they finally declared.

As the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association add the prized Ranji Trophy to their cabinet for the first time, here’s a brief look at the records made by them on their way to glory.

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1. Winning the maiden Ranji Trophy Final

Jammu and Kashmir in 2025/26 became just the 9th team to win the Ranji Trophy title in their first final appearance. The first team to do it was Bombay in 1934/35, and the last was Vidarbha in 2017/18.

Teams to win the first final:

1. Bombay (now Mumbai) – 1934/35

2. Nawanagar – 1936/37

3. Hyderabad – 1937/38

4. Maharashtra – 1939/40

5. Baroda – 1942/43

6. Karnataka - 1973/

7. Punjab – 1992/93

8. Vidarbha – 2017/18

9. Jammu and Kashmir – 2025/26

2. Pacers to take 60 or more wickets in a single Ranji Trophy season

Jammu and Kashmir lead bowler, Auqib Nabi, joined the exclusive list consisting of only two pacers and became only the third one to pick 60 or more wickets in a Ranji Trophy season. He was also the leading wicket-taker in the country in this season after finishing as the highest-wicket-taking pacer in 2024/25 as well.

1 Dodda Ganesh – 62 wickets in 1998/99

2. Jaydev Unadkat – 67 wickets in 2019/20

3. Auqib Nabi – 60 wickets in 2025/26

3. Most Runs for Jammu and Kashmir in a season

Abdul Samad, who was instrumental in the knockout stages of the competition, became the batter with the third-most runs for Jammu and Kashmir in a Ranji Trophy season with 748 runs. Previously, only two batters had breached the 700-run mark for them. Samad is the first one to cross 700 runs since Shubham Khajuria and Ian Dev Singh in 2016/17.

1. Shubham Khajuria (2016/17) – 777 runs in 17 innings.

2. Ian Dev Singh (2015/16) – 773 runs in 15 innings.

3. Abdul Samad (2025/26) – 748 runs in 15 innings.

4. Ian Dev Singh (2016/17) – 702 runs in 16 innings.

5. Parvez Rassol (2018/19) – 684 runs in 17 innings.

4. Most First Class wickets for a Jammu and Kashmir bowler

Bowling spearhead Nabi became only the fourth Jammu and Kashmir bowler to complete 150 First Class wickets after Samiullah Beigh, Parvez Rasool and Ram Dayal. Nabi averages the best among the four, with 18.30 runs conceded for every wicket at a strike rate of 38.03.

1 Parvez Rasool - 249 wickets in 121 innings.

2. Ram Dayal - 155 wickets in 84 innings.

3. Samiullah Beigh - 155 wickets in 95 innings.

4. Auqib Nabi - 150 wickets in 64 innings.

5. Bowlers to take five-wicket hauls in QF, SF and Final of a Ranji Trophy season

Nabi's 5/54 in the first innings against Karnataka made him only the 6th bowler to pick a five-wicket haul in all three knockout matches of a single Ranji Trophy season. The last time it was achieved was by Rajneesh Gurbani in 2017/18.

1. Vitthal Joshi (Maharashtra) - 1970/71.

2. Karsan Gharvi (Bombay) - 1976/77.

3. Rajinder Hans (Uttar Pradesh) - 1977/78.

4. Maninder Singh (Delhi) - 1991/92.

5. Rajneesh Gurbani (Vidarbha) - 2017/18

6. Auqib Nabi (Jammu and Kashmir) - 2025/26.

After adding their names to the history books, Jammu and Kashmir will have a chance to achieve another landmark before the 2026/27 season commences. They will face the Rest of India in the Irani Cup, where the best 11 players from across the nation will be playing for the opposition.

Additionally, greater opportunities beckon for the star performer Auqib Nabi, who could also get an India call-up with the New Zealand tour coming up later in 2026.

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