Srinagar, July 7, July 8 -- Hosts NIT Srinagar and NIT Puducherry advanced to the final of the All-India Inter-NIT Faculty & Staff Cricket Tournament 2026 after registering convincing victories in their respective semifinals at the Physical College, Ganderbal. The title clash will be played on Wednesday between NIT Srinagar and NIT Puducherry, while NIT Hamirpur and NIT Jalandhar will contest the third-place playoff.In the first semifinal, NIT Jalandhar, after electing to bat, suffered an early collapse and were reduced to 14/4 inside four overs. A fighting partnership between Saurabh Dinkar (71 off 50) and Sourav Gupta (56 off 44) revived the innings, helping their side post 148/5 in 20 overs.NIT Srinagar's bowlers kept things tight, wit...