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Having excelled done the play due to the fact that of their agreed efforts and incisive gait attacks, Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) committedness an breathtaking Ranji Trophy semifinal clash starting astatine the Bengal Cricket Academy crushed successful Kalyani connected Sunday (February 15, 2026).
Following its emphatic quarterfinal triumph implicit Andhra, a assured Bengal volition beryllium keen to get person to its long-cherished imagination connected its ‘lucky ground.’
After taming erstwhile champion Madhya Pradesh and making its maiden semifinal appearance, J&K is teeming with self-belief.
In the gait department, Bengal is blessed to person the planetary trio of Mohammed Shami, Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar. They connection assortment and person the combined acquisition of 200 First Class matches. All-rounder Suraj Jaiswal, a gentle mean pacer, provides them bully support.
J&K’s gait section is heavy babelike connected Auqib Nabi, who has logged 46 wickets to beryllium wide second. A proven match-winner, helium has got capable enactment from young left-arm pacer Sunil Kumar and Yudhvir Singh successful his team’s breakthrough year.
Left-arm spinners Abid Mushtaq and Vanshaj Sharma person chipped successful well.
Led by home fable Paras Dogra, J-K has recovered respective contributors. Top scorer Abdul Samad (543), Dogra and Abid person led the run-gathering work to complement their bowlers.
“We volition support it simple. The transportation looks bully for batting. The squad batting good volition win,” said a affirmative sounding Dogra.
Bengal’s squad effort has been exemplary. Sudip Gharami (651), who stood retired with his sound of 299 successful the quarterfinal, Sumanta Gupta and Sudip Chatterjee person led a battalion of experienced run-getters.
All-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed (368 runs, 39 wickets) has consistently underlined his inferior successful winning matches.
“Our bowlers person done a bully occupation till now. If our batters instrumentality responsibility, past we volition beryllium up successful the match,” said Bengal skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran.
