Ranji Trophy | J&K cruises to first-ever win against Delhi

At 11.33 a.m. connected Tuesday, a victorious roar reverberated astatine a near-empty Arun Jaitley Stadium arsenic Qamran Iqbal’s chopped pierced the infield and sped distant for a boundary. With it, a historical seven-wicket triumph was sealed by Jammu & Kashmir against Delhi connected the last time of their Elite Group-D Ranji Trophy clash, a archetypal successful the competition’s 91-year existence.

The commanding triumph was conscionable the latest illustration of however determination is nary longer a gulf betwixt past season’s quarterfinalist and the accepted heavyweights. Having already beaten Mumbai doubly successful 3 meetings successful the First Class tournament, J&K has present vanquished the seven-time Ranji champion successful the nationalist capital.

Qamran delivered the finishing interaction to a corporate performance, with an unbeaten 133 disconnected conscionable 147 deliveries successful a pursuit of 179. If determination was a sliver of ambiguity astir the result heading into the last day, it evaporated successful a flash arsenic the opener’s onslaught helped J&K, connected an overnight people of 55 for 2 successful 15 overs, centrifugal on to the people successful 43.3 overs. Auqib Nabi and Vanshaj Sharma played their parts with the shot earlier successful the contest.

Vanshaj, who had travel successful arsenic night-watchman connected the 3rd day, was the lone 1 dismissed connected Tuesday. But by then, having consumed 60 deliveries for 8 runs successful a third-wicket confederation of 82 with Qamran, the left-hander had succeeded successful frustrating the Delhi bowlers.

Qamran sent the big connected a leather hunt, repeatedly pouncing connected the escaped deliveries offered by a profligate attack. Pace spearhead Simarjeet Singh leaked 39 runs successful six wicketless overs.

When Qamran walloped left-arm tweaker Manan Bhardwaj down the crushed for a four, the 24-year-old from Srinagar brought up his maiden First Class ton 7 years aft making his debut. It was 1 of galore moments implicit these 4 days that J&K volition bespeak connected with unfettered joy.

The scores:

Delhi — 1st innings: 211.

Jammu & Kashmir — 1st innings: 310.

Delhi — 2nd innings: 277.

J&K — 2nd innings (Target 179): Qamran Iqbal (not out) 133, Shubham Khajuria b Bhardwaj 8, Vivrant Sharma b Shokeen 3, Vanshaj Sharma lbw b Shokeen 8, Paras Dogra (not out) 10; Extras (b-12, lb-5): 17; Total (for 3 wkts. successful 43.3 overs): 179.

Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-52, 3-134.

Delhi bowling: Simarjeet 6-0-39-0, Bhardwaj 13-0-46-1, Shokeen 15.3-3-52-2, Badoni 3-1-2-0, Grewal 2-0-5-0, Mathur 4-0-18-0.

PoM: Auqib Nabi