Headturners: Ayush Badoni, Saransh Jain make selectors take notice in Ranji Trophy Round 3
Round 3 of Ranji Trophy 2026-27 saw several standout performances. Here's the list of some of those players.
The off-spinner, who made his Test debut earlier this year against Sri Lanka, made light work of the Bihar batting lineup with 13 wickets in the match. in the first innings, Jain took seven wickets for Madhya Pradesh. He followed it up with a six-for in the second innings. He finished the match with the figures of 13/89, and threw his hat into the ring for selection for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia next year.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
At the Mumbai- Haryana contest, all the limelight was hogged by Musheer Khan and rightly so for his all-round performance (109 runs and eight wickets). Angkrish Raghuvanshi's effort went unnoticed a bit as a result. The opening batter returned with his maiden first-class century, scoring 114 off 180 deliveries. He was involved in a 208-run second-wicket stand with Musheer, which helped Mumbai post 430. In the second innings, Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 67 to help Mumbai win the contest.
Salil Arora
When Punjab's wicketkeeper-batter came out to bat against Hyderabad, his team was struggling at 139/4. However, from there, Salil mixed caution with aggression and scored 151 off 268 deliveries, adorned with 11 fours and 4 sixes. He also shared an impressive 116-run partnership with Umesh Yadav for the tenth wicket. This helped Punjab post 431 runs. Salil was adjudged Player of the Match as the game ended in a draw.
