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Kerala vs Bengal, RNJT, Today Match Prediction
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Can Kerala down Bengal in this Ranji clash?
- MD Nileesh took 28 wickets in the last season while Baba Aparajith was the top scorer with 502 runs for Kerala.
- Sudip Kumar Gharam was the top scorer with 797 runs for Bengal while Shahbaz Ahmed took 39 wickets in the last season.
- Their last encounter was a draw and Kerala has won the 2024-25 match in February against Bengal.
Kerala to Win
| Tournament: | Ranji Trophy 2026-27 |
| Format: | test |
| Venue: | Thiruvananthapuram, KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram, India, India |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
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KEL vs BGL Match Prediction & Analysis
The Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, will host the Elite Group C encounter between Kerala & Bengal 26th October 2026.
Bengal has been in tremendous form, winning both their Elite Group C encounters against Delhi & Services. They put up competitive performances in two encounters and won by 60 runs against Services & a comprehensive nine wicket win against Delhi. With two victories Bengal is right on top of the Group C points table with 12 points in 2 matches.
While on the other hand, Kerala has achieved a comprehensive victory with a margin of an innings and 36 runs against Odisha. They made a draw in their first match against Jharkhand, and are at the third position with 8 points.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
KEL
W
W
L
L
W
KEL
355/10 in 110.4 3.21
RNJT
Kerala beat Goa by 9 wickets
29/1 in 5.5 4.97
252/2 in 29.0 8.69
VHTE 2025-26
Kerala beat Puducherry by 8 wickets
247/10 in 47.4 5.18
BGL
W
L
W
W
W
BGL
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 1 Matches
Bengal beat Kerala by 24 runs
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Kerala Preview
Kerala made an average start in the tournament, their first game against Jharkhand where they were enforced a follow on in the first innings. Vaisakh Chandran took 5 wickets but their bowlers conceded a huge 587 runs, in reply Kerala batters made 395 runs on the board with a century from their skipper Abhishek P Nair.
In the second match, Sachin Baby & Mohammed Azharuddeen smashed centuries in the first innings against Odisha while Jalaj Saxena took a five wicket haul in the final innings to make Kerala victorious in the game.
Key Players: Jalaj Saxena, Sachin Baby, Mohammed Azharuddeen.
Kerala Predicted Playing XI:
Sachin Baby, Abhishek P Nair, Vishnu Vinod (C), Abhishek Nair, Mohammed Azharuddeen (WK), Salman Nizar, Jalaj Saxena, Aditya Sarwate, Abhijith Praveen V, Vaisakh Chandran, Pavan Raj.
Kerala Key Players From Previous Game Of Ranji Trophy 2026-27
Bengal Preview
Bengal won their first match against Delhi, where both their batsmen and bowlers performed magnificently. In the first innings, Mohammed Shami took four wickets and restricted Delhi within 240 runs on the board. Sudip Kumar Gharami & Abishek Porel scored a century each to post 425 runs. Bengal bowlers performed well in the 2nd innings to win the match.
Their second encounter against Services was a low scoring game. Bengal skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran scored a fighting fifty while Shahbaz Ahmed & Aamir Gani took four wickets in the first innings. Nobody crossed the fifty runs mark in the second innings and bundled out for 146, while Pradipta Pramanik & Shahbaz Ahmed took crucial wickets and made their team on the winning side by 60 runs.
Key Players: Abishek Porel, Pradipta Pramanik, Shahbaz Ahmed.
Bengal Predicted Playing XI:
Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Ankur Paul, Sudip Kumar Gharami, Sudip Chatterjee, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sumanta Gupta, Abhishek Porel (WK), Pradipta Pramanik, Aamir Gani, Mohammed Kaif, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal.
Bengal Key Players From Previous Game Of Ranji Trophy 2026-27
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
There's slight rain chances on the first day of the match, as the morning will likely start with mixed clouds and sun, but scattered thunderstorms and light rain are forecasted to develop later in the day. Both teams must be ready for high relative humidity affecting ball swing with wet outfield conditions due to heavier rains in the days preceding the match.
KEL vs BGL Pitch Report
The ground is comparatively new for ranji matches, has a slow dusty surface that assists the pacers in first sessions of the day's play. While batting will ease out as the game progresses and remain spin friendly on day three and four. Average first innings score in this match is 290-310.
Toss: To Bowl
Toss Prediction: Kerala to win the toss.
KEL vs BGL
Winning Prediction
Kerala is likely to put up 320+ totals on the board while batting first in the match. Their key batsmen Sachin Baby or Mohammed Azharuddeen are likely to score a century. Both Bengal batters & bowlers are likely to perform well and their in-form bowlers Pradipta Pramanik, Amar Gani & Shahbaz Ahmed to take a good number of wickets in the game. Kerala is likely to win the match by a good margin.
Kerala to Win
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