Jammu and Kashmir will take on Kerala in the first quarter-final of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Punejilipark, from Saturday, February 8. (More Cricket News)

Jammu and Kashmir come into the quarter-final tie after a sensational showing in the group stages of the competition, topping Group A with 35 points in seven matches, with the mighty Mumbai finishing second in the group. 

Ghumanhera Riser’s Academy trumped Salute Hockey Academy 5-1 with Priya producing a hat-trick in the third-place contest.

"I really missed the semi-final because of the one-match suspension. It was such a crucial match," the 31-year-old India's defensive mainstay told PTI in an exclusive interview during the team's felicitation at the India House here on Saturday.

On the other hand, Kerala, enter the crucial quarter-final after settling for second in Group C, below Haryana by a point. Kerala accumulated 28 points, whereas Haryana finished with 29.

However, Kerala will be confident going into the encounter and will eye to secure a semi-final spot. 

Jammu and Kashmir: Shubham Khajuria, Vivrant Sharma, Yawer Hassan, Abdul Samad, Paras Dogra(c), Kanhaiya Wadhawan(w), Abid Mushtaq, Auqib Nabi Dar, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Umar Nazir Mir, Vanshaj Sharma, Sahil Lotra, Shivansh Sharma, Umran Malik, Rasikh Dar Salam, Abhinav Puri,pnxbet Rohit K Sharma, Shubham Pundir, Ahmed Banday

Kerala: Sachin Baby (c), Mohammed Azharuddeen, Vishnu Vinod, Baba Aparajith, Jalaj Saxena, Aditya Sarwate, KM Asif, Basil Thampi, MD Nidheesh, Akshay Chandran, Fazil Fanoos, Vathsal Govind, Krishna Prasad, Rohan Kunnummal, Salman Nizar

When and where will the Jammu and Kashmir Vs Kerala, Ranji Trophy quarter-final 1 be played?

The Jammu and Kashmir vs Kerala, Ranji Trophy quarter-final 1 will be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune between Saturday, February 8 (starting at 9:30 AM IST on every day) and Wednesday, February 12.

Where will the Jammu and Kashmir vs Kerala, Ranji Trophy quarter-final 1 be telecast and live streamed?

The Jam mu and Kashmir Vs Kerala, Ranji Trophy quarter-final 1 will be available to stream live on the Jio Cinema app and website in India. On TVjilipark, the Sports 18 network channels will broadcast selected Ranji Trophy knockouts.