Watch The Match Where Maharashtra Suffered a Shocking Batting Collapse
The Ranji Trophy 2025/26 has officially started, with players ready to prove their worth. But Maharashtra had its worst start of the season in the match against Kerala. Batting first, the team stood at the score of 5/4, with four batsmen going for a duck.
The Ranji Trophy 2025/26 has officially started, with players ready to prove their worth. But Maharashtra had its worst start of the season in the match against Kerala. Batting first, the team stood at the score of 5/4, with four batsmen going for a duck.
The Ranji Trophy 2025/26 has seen a dramatic start, which might even leave the fans in shock. Among all the matches, the clash between Maharashtra and Kerala has caught everyone's attention. Kerala took the home ground advantage in this game and
This decision helped the team to a great extent. They were able to take four wickets of Maharashtra in quick succession. What's more interesting is that all four batsmen got out without scoring a single run. At one point, the scorecard had six batsmen of the team at the score of zero.
1. Maharashtra vs Kerala: Ranji Trophy 2025/26
Maharashtra seemed to have a terrible start to the new edition of the Ranji Trophy. The team performed well in the practice match against Mumbai. But all the gained confidence was shattered in the first session of its match against Kerala. Maharashtra was sent to bat first in this game, and they had a strong batting line-up.
But wickets fell off soon for the team. MD Nidheesh started off the innings for Kerala and gave the best first over. He took the wicket of Prithvi Shaw in the fourth ball of the innings. Siddhesh Veer came to bat next, but he was also dismissed
Arshin Kulkarni stood at the other end in the first over. However, he also got out for a golden duck, falling into the trap of Nedumankuzhy Basil. With this, Maharashtra stood at the score of 0/3 in 1.1 overs. Their skipper, Ankit Bawne, was also dismissed for a duck in the fourth over.
What could have been the worst collapse for the team is now saved. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jalaj Saxena are currently having a good partnership for the sixth wicket. By the first session, the team stood at the score of 81/5. It is a great recovery by Maharashtra, from 5/4 to 81/5.
2. West Indies vs Australia 2025, 3rd Test
Maharashtra had almost made it to the record for having the most ducks in an innings. As of now, this record in international cricket is being held by the West Indies. The team that used to dominate in the Test format now has its name in the list of worst records.
In the third Test match against Australia in 2025, the West Indies were bowled out for just 27 runs. What's more shocking to this is the fact that 7 out of 11 players registered a duck in this innings. This was a humiliating loss for the team,
Australia had already won the series by winning the first two tests. The third Test was to be played with a Pink ball, and Australia already had dominant bowlers such as Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland. The team scored 225 runs in the first innings, and restricted the West Indies to 143 runs in its first innings.
Coming off with a lead of 82 runs, Australia scored 121 runs in the second innings. Now, the West Indies had a target of 204 to be chased down. But what followed next was the worst batting collapse in the history of cricket. At one point, the team stood at the score of 11/6. Justin Greaves scored 11 runs and remained the highest scorer for the team in this innings.
After Justin Greaves, (6) than any of their top-order batsmen. If Maharashtra gets three more ducks in the game, they would be able to level the scores with the West Indies.
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