Kerala completes innings win over Odisha in Ranji Trophy

Kerala secured a comprehensive innings and 36-run win over Odisha in their Ranji Trophy match at the Sports Hub, Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Rain arrived in the afternoon, but it came too late to save Odisha, which succumbed to Jalaj Saxena in the first session. Kerala needed only 23.3 overs on the fourth morning to wrap up Odisha’s innings at 143. Jalaj bowled with control and varied the pace of his deliveries on a slightly helpful pitch to bamboozle Odisha’s batters. Aditya Sarvate and Vaisakh Chandran maintained pressure with accurate bowling. The overnight pair of Sandeep Pattnaik and Ninad Rathva resisted the Kerala attack for more than an hour. Jalaj foxed Ninad (10) with a slower delivery and lured him out of his crease for Mohammed Azharuddeen to complete the stumping. Rajesh Dhuper (two) was then trapped in front off a quicker ball. Jalaj took his fifth wicket when Soumya Lenka (five) missed the slog sweep and was dismissed leg before. Sandeep (14) spooned a catch to Abhijith Praveen off Aditya Sarvate. Two calamitous run outs involving Lalit Yadav brought a swift end to the innings. It was a much-needed win for Kerala, which will play its next match against Bengal. Odisha suffered its second straight defeat and will go home to face Services.

A clinical Kerala outpaced the weather to wrap up a comprehensive innings and 36-run win over Odisha.

Sources

• The Hindu

• Sportstar

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