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Toss Winner - Bengal won the toss and choose to bowl first
Bengal Won by an innings and 90 Runs
Can Bengal take their home advantage to silence the Andhra challenge?
Bengal to win
| Tournament: | Ranji Trophy, 2025-26 |
| Format: | test |
| Venue: | Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani, India, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 21.0°C|Mist |
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| Bookie | BengalBGL | AndhraADR |
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The 3rd quarter-final match of the Ranji Trophy will start on 6th February 2026 and will be played at the Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani Stadium. This match will start at 9:30 AM local time.
After the exciting group stage games, Bengal and Andhra get their spot in the 3rd quarter-final match. Bengal was the table topper of Elite, Group C; on the other hand, Andhra finished second in Elite, Group A.
BGL
ADR
221/10 in 49.2 4.48
VHTE 2025-26
Odisha beat Andhra by 6 wickets
223/4 in 43.4 5.11
Bengal is the table topper of the Elite, Group C. They have played a total of 7 matches in this season’s Ranji Trophy, where they won 5 matches, and their two matches ended up in a draw. They won 3 matches of their last 5 games.
Bengal has a fantastic squad depth, with their bowlers and batters performing well this year. Shahbaz Ahmed has showcased a great all-round performance with his bat and ball. Shahbaz scored 363 runs in 6 matches, including one century, and with the ball, he is the highest wicket-taker for Bengal, taking 35 wickets with an average of 13.97.
Mohammed Shami also performed well; he took 17 wickets in 5 matches with an average of 17.03. Sumanta Gupta and Sudip Chatterjee are in outstanding form with their bats, scoring 425 and 417 runs. In their last group stage match against Haryana, Sudip Chatterjee scored a brilliant 86 runs in the first innings.
Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Sudip Chatterjee, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Anustup Majumdar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sumanta Gupta, Habib Gandhi, Rahul Prasad, Akash Deep, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar.
Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Mohammed Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sudip Chatterjee, Sudip Gharami, Anustup Mazumdar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shakir Habib Gandi, Sumanta Gupta, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar
Andhra finished second in the Elite, Group A. They have played a total of 7 matches in this season’s Ranji Trophy, where they have won 4 matches, and their three matches ended up as draws. They won 4 matches and drew one match of their last 5 games.
Their batters are performing well in this season of the Ranji Trophy. Andhra’s batter Abhishek Reddy is their top performer; he scored 582 runs in 7 matches. He also scored a double century and 4 half-centuries.
Shaik Rasheed is also in outstanding form; he scored a total of 573 runs in 7 matches, where he scored three centuries and two half-centuries. In their last group stage match, CR Gnaneshwar scored an unbeaten 227-run inning, which shows their squad depth and players' quality.
In the bowling department, Saurabh Kumar is Andhra’s leading wicket-taker this year with 30 wickets, and with an average of 22.53, he gets good support from Kavuri Saiteja, who takes 21 wickets with an average of 20.95.
Abhishek Reddy, Srikar Bharat, Shaik Rasheed, Ricky Bhui (c), Karan Shinde, CR Gnaneshwar, KV Sasikanth, Saurabh Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Satyanarayana Raju, Kavuri Saiteja.
Kalidindi Narasimha Raju, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ricky Bhui, K Srikar Bharat, Shaik Rasheed, Abhishek Reddy, Saurabh Kumar, KV Sasikanth, Tripurana Vijay, Kavuri Saiteja, CR Gnaneshwar
According to the weather forecast, we expect sunny and pleasant weather with temperatures between 15 and 27°C, which is considered good weather for playing cricket. There will be clear skies throughout the day with zero chance of rain and moderate humidity of 25%.
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
High ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
Average Turn
The pitch at the Bengal Cricket Academy (BCA) Ground in Kalyani is usually considered balanced, with good bounce and movement for fast bowlers, especially early in the game. This is a well-maintained, sporty track that provides a fair duel between bat and ball, frequently favouring seamers early on and becoming better for batting later. Batters need to be patient to score big runs on this pitch.
Batting first will be a viable option in this high-pressure knockout match. Previously, Bengal won all three of their last five matches by batting first.
Bengal holds a slight edge in the match. Their outstanding batting of Sumanta Gupta and Sudip Chatterjee, Shahbaz Ahmed’s all-round performance, and their experienced bowling of Mohammed Shami and Akash Deep are providing Bengal a good squad depth and balance. Andhra has some good players in this Ranji Trophy season, but we support Bengal because they have more experience and are playing at home.
Bengal to win
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