Shubman Gill keeps Punjab in contest with brilliant fifty at Chinnaswamy. (Photo Source: BCCI) Star batter is currently leading Punjab in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match against Karnataka, which is being played at the M.

Shubman Gill, the Punjab captain, scored a century against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy clash, despite his side losing the game by an innings and 207 runs. Read more about how Gill fared in the match,

The third and penultimate day of the sixth round of Ranji Trophy 2024-25 saw some notable stars fall short. Shubman Gill, in Punjab, was dismissed for just 4 as Karnataka dismantled them by an innings and 207 runs.

This century marked a significant personal achievement, as it was his first Ranji Trophy century for Punjab in over five years, with his previous century in the competition dating back to 2019.

He played in five innings in three Tests, scoring just 93 runs with a highest score of 31 at an average of 18.60. He was dropped for the fourth Test but came back in the fifth and last game as captain Rohit Sharma sat himself out. But Gill could just 20 and 13 in the last Test.

This was Gill’s first century for Punjab in the Ranji Trophy in over five years, with his previous ton coming in December 2019 against Vidarbha.

Though India will not be playing red-ball cricket until June when it travels to England, the latest round of Ranji Trophy fixtures had gained importance because a number of India’s top-order batters were battling bad form going into the home ODIs against England and the Champions Trophy.

Defending champions Mumbai suffered a surprising five-wicket defeat at home against Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in their latest Ranji Trophy encounter on Saturday. This marked J-K's second victory over Mumbai,

J&K beat Mumbai by 5 wickets, marking one of the most important wins in their history. Meanwhile, Karnataka beat Punjab handily, and Haryana retained top spot with a big win over Bengal. Gujarat also won by an innings vs Uttarakhand.