Tamil Nadu left-arm seamer Gurjapneet Singh took four wickets on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy round-two match against Uttarakhand at Chepauk in Chennai on 18 October 2026. Uttarakhand were bowled out for 134. According to ESPN, Gurjapneet finished with 4 for 34, while Wisden lists his figures as 4-36. It was his tenth first-class game, and three of the wickets came in his opening burst.

Gurjapneet took the new ball and made use of morning moisture after heavy overnight rain in Chennai, ESPN reported. He had opener Aarav Mahajan edging in the fifth over. Four overs after that, Dega Nischal was out lbw to an inswinger. He alternated his angle, bowling both over and around the wicket; captain Kunal Chandela edged one and Lakshya Raichandani was troubled.

Wisden lists Avneesh Sudha as Uttarakhand's top scorer with 54. R Sai Kishore also took 4-40 for Tamil Nadu, according to Wisden. At the close of play on day one Tamil Nadu were 85-2. ESPN said Gurjapneet could have claimed a fifth wicket had B Indrajith held a low slip catch. Uttarakhand had reached the semi-finals last season, ESPN noted.

ESPN quoted Gurjapneet Singh as saying of his angles: "It [angles] is just instinct." Describing the effect of bowling to top players in the nets before the Ranji Trophy, he said, according to ESPN: "you will get a different kind of confidence in your body." The seamer has been a net bowler for India and has played for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.

Gurjapneet missed round one because he was on India A duty, ESPN reported, and Tamil Nadu began their campaign shakily against Rajasthan in Jaipur. Sandeep Warrier, the previous leader of the seam attack, has left Tamil Nadu for Chhattisgarh. According to ESPN, the rest of the attack lacks experience in red-ball cricket: P Saravana Kumar, R Sonu Yadav, Deepesh Devendran and the uncapped A Esakkimuthu.

ESPN adds that the left-armer is also in the BCCI's targeted pool of fast bowlers. Wisden recorded that he took 6-22 on his Ranji Trophy debut, which came in October 2024 in an innings win over Saurashtra. The match continues on day two at Chepauk, with Tamil Nadu on 85-2 in reply to Uttarakhand's total of 134, according to Wisden.

At the close of play on day one, Tamil Nadu were 85-2 in reply to Uttarakhand's 134, according to Wisden. The match continues on day two at Chepauk. The left-arm seamer's four wickets came in his tenth first-class game, after he missed round one while on India A duty, and ESPN notes he has been a net bowler for India.