7 months ago
3
After an action-packed 3rd day, which witnessed arsenic galore arsenic 14 wickets tumble, determination is small to take betwixt Jammu & Kashmir and Mumbai. As things basal successful their first-round Elite Group-D Ranji Trophy contention astatine the Sher E Kashmir Cricket Stadium connected Friday, the host, which reached 21 for 1 successful the 4th innings astatine stumps, needs different 222 runs to notch up its 3rd consecutive triumph successful the contention against Mumbai.
The 42-time champion, connected the different hand, volition beryllium eyeing 9 wickets arsenic soon arsenic imaginable successful defence of a people of 243.
If J&K is successful a presumption to deliberation of triumph contempt conceding a first-innings pb of 61 runs successful Friday’s greeting session, it is due to the fact that of pacer Auqib Nabi’s exploits. The 28-year-old from Baramulla, who was the highest wicket-taker among accelerated bowlers successful the 2024-25 Ranji play (44 scalps successful 8 matches), produced the goods yet again with figures of 16-3-52-5. It is his 10th five-wicket haul successful 32 First Class appearances.
It helped J&K bounce backmost aft adding lone 52 runs to its overnight first-innings full of 273 for seven. Nabi’s accomplishment and accuracy meant Mumbai was bundled retired for 181 successful the 3rd innings.
Jammu and Kashmir players observe a wicket | Photo Credit: IMRAN NISSAR
Much similar the opening day, the visitors’ reputed top-order batters did not click. While Musheer Khan was trapped leg-before by Nabi, Ajinkya Rahane nicked 1 to Kanhaiya Wadhawan down the stumps. The people was inactive connected 22 erstwhile Mumbai mislaid a 3rd wicket — Ayush Mhatre was caught successful beforehand by Umar Nazir. Sarfaraz Khan appeared to beryllium successful bully interaction during a sound of 32 earlier besides being pinned leg-before by Nabi.
While Shams Mulani and Akash Anand offered immoderate absorption with a basal of 50, the J&K bowlers polished disconnected the lower-order quickly. With Mumbai past claiming the wicket of opener Shubham Khajuria, a fascinating last time is successful the offing.
The scores: Mumbai — 1st innings: 386.
Jammu & Kashmir — 1st innings: Qamran Iqbal c Mhatre b Umair 23, Shubham Khajuria c Mhatre b Shardul 0, Musaif Ajaz c Lad b Deshpande 1, Paras Dogra c Mhatre b Shardul 144, Abdul Samad c Musheer b Kotian 44, Kanhaiya Wadhawan st. Anand b Mulani 15, Sahil Lotra b Deshpande 4, Abid Mushtaq c Mulani b Kotian 40, Auqib Nabi c Anand b Deshpande 21, Yudhvir Singh c Deshpande b Mulani 10, Umar Nazir (not out) 4; Extras (nb-1, w-6, b-4, lb-8): 19; Total (in 75.1 overs): 325.
Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-2, 3-32, 4-126, 5-161, 6-166, 7-234, 8-290, 9-313.
Mumbai bowling: Shardul 12.1-0-80-2, Deshpande 19-5-57-3, Umair 12-2-49-1, Kotian 14-0-53-2, Mulani 18-1-74-2.
Mumbai — 2nd innings: Musheer Khan lbw b Nabi 8, Ayush Mhatre lbw b Nazir 13, Ajinkya Rahane c Wadhawan b Nabi 0, Siddhesh Lad c Wadhawan b Nabi 10, Sarfaraz Khan lbw b Nabi 32, Shams Mulani lbw b Mushtaq 41, Akash Anand lbw b Nabi 31, Tanush Kotian c Iqbal b Yudhvir 10, Shardul Thakur c Ajaz b Mushtaq 9, Tushar Deshpande (not out) 8, Irfan Umair b Yudhvir 4; Extras (nb-4, lb-11): 15; Total (in 56.5 overs): 181.
Fall of wickets: 1-22, 2-22, 3-22, 4-63, 5-70, 6-120, 7-160, 8-160, 9-170.
J&K bowling: Nabi 16-3-52-5, Nazir 11-4-34-1, Yudhvir 11.5-4-30-2, Mushtaq 14-1-40-2, Lotra 3-0-8-0, Khajuria 1-0-6-0.
J&K — 2nd innings: Qamran Iqbal (batting) 11, Shubham Khajuria lbw b Deshpande 0, Musaif Ajaz (batting) 10; Total (for 1 wkt. successful 7 overs): 21.
Fall of wicket: 1-4.
Mumbai bowling: Shardul 4-0-19-0, Deshpande 3-2-2-1.
