Ayush Badoni and Sumit Mathur’s incredible batting performances dominated Jharkhand on Day 2 in the Ranji Trophy 2026Scroll down to read the full story.
Published: October 27, 2026, 5:23 PM IST
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Ayush Badoni and Sumit Mathur’s incredible batting performance for Delhi vs Jharkhand in Ranji Trophy 2026 Day 2 (Image – X)
Ayush Badoni’s Delhi and Virat Singh’s Jharkhand played Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy clashSkipper Ayush Badoni delivered his brilliance alongside Sumit Mathur.
On Day 1, Delhi scored 309 runs for the loss of five wicketsBoth batters, Ayush Badoni and Sumit Mathur, continued Delhi’s innings as they were moving forward in this match with great scoresYesterday, Ayush Badoni scored 106 runs and Sumit Mathur completed his half-century off 119 balls, including 5 fours.
On Day 2, both batters delivered an excellent batting performance and gave an explosive start to their sideAyush Badoni continued his calm innings and played some impressive shots for his sideMeanwhile, Sumit Mathur also supported him by giving an excellent touch.
Ayush Badoni displayed impressive form and completed his double hundred in this matchSpeaking about his score, Ayush Badoni scored 210 runs unbeaten off 228 balls, including 19 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 92.11.
On the other hand, Sumit Mathur also played an important role for his sideSumit Mathur completed his century for DelhiHe scored 150 runs not out off 253 ballsIn his knock, he smashed 14 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 59.29.
Their impressive batting performance helped Delhi score 515 runs for the loss of five wickets and declaredNone of the Jharkhand bowlers were able to dismiss these two batters on Day 2.
Speaking about Jharkhand’s batting performance, they had an early setback in their batting as Aryaman Sen was dismissed for a duck off 7 ballsMeanwhile, Sharandeep Singh and Utkarsh Singh tried to build a partnership for their side.
Sharandeep Singh managed to score 31 runs off 71 balls, where he smashed 3 foursUtkarsh remained unbeaten for his side as he scored 53 runs off 129 balls with 6 fours.
Shresth Sagar and skipper Virat Singh smashed some boundaries for their side to move forward and increase the score on Day 2But, they couldn’t play a impactful innings for Jharkhand and was dismissed for average scoresShresth Sagar (15) and Virat Singh (21).
For Delhi players like, Dev Lakra, Aman Chaudhary, Hrithik Shokeen and skipper Ayush Badoni got one wicket each.
At the end of Day 2, Jharkhand’s score was 131/4 after 47 overs.
