Ranji Trophy 2025/26: Third Round Begins with Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammed Shami, and Prithvi Shaw in Form

The third round of the2025/26 Ranji Trophybegins on Saturday (November 1); catch all the live updates right here. The latest round of fixtures was one for some of the older pros, as Ajinkya Rahane and Mohammed Shami put in starring performances.Former teenage wonderkid Prithvi Shaw also caught the eye with a rapid double century for Maharashtra, having moved from Mumbai ahead of this season. Only three teams across the four Elite groups, and the Plate group – Services, Haryana and Bengal – have won both of their matches thus far. All three are in Elite Group C. Vidarbha, Maharashtra, Mumbai and Mizoram top Elite groups A, B and D and the Plate group respectively. Read more:Rahane hits back at selectors as Shaw and Shami star: Five talking points from Ranji Trophy round two The full list ofall Ranji Trophy squads can be found here. You can find thecomplete set of fixtures of Ranji Trophy 2025-26 here. Live telecast and streaming details of the Ranji Trophy can be found here. From 13-2, Karnataka have moved on to 103-2 Rahane is in Mumbai are 100-0 A post shared by Punjab Cricket Association (@pcacricketassociation) A swift return to the pavilion for Karnataka and former India opener Mayank Agarwal – caught behind off Nidheesh MD for 5. Three matches are available to watch on JioHotstar: The Kings XI Punjab opener starred in the IPL, and smashed a century on India A debut in September. He makes his first-class debut today for Delhi against Puducherry. The India opener comes in for youngster Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Ajinkya Rahane, Sarfaraz Khan and Musheer Khan also make up a formidable batting order. Punjab - Playing XI#PUNvGOA#RanjiTrophy#Elitepic.twitter.com/tu2msEZomx The opener is not playing against Tripura. He is part of the India A squad to play South Africa A in the second unofficial Test in Bengaluru from November 6. Kazi Junaid Saifi comes into the XI, and Abishek Porel will captain the side. Mohammed Shami, Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw have all played the last two rounds, and are expected to continue. India Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was training with the Mumbai team in Jaipur, and will be available for selection against Rajasthan. The following 13 are part of the squad for the ongoing first 'Test' against South Africa A: Rishabh Pant (c & wk), B Sai Sudharsan, Ayush Mhatre, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Ayush Badoni, Tanush Kotian, Anshul Kamboj, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed.