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Auqib Nabi has formed a spell implicit galore batters successful India’s home circuit recently. At the Arun Jaitley Stadium connected Saturday, it was Delhi’s crook to carnivore the brunt of the plaything bowler’s shrewd skills.
The 29-year-old from Baramulla claimed 5 for 35 connected time 1 of the Elite Group-D Ranji Trophy clash arsenic Jammu & Kashmir bundled retired the big for 211. It was the medium-pacer’s 3rd five-wicket haul of the 2025-26 Ranji play and took his tally successful this run to 24 successful 4 matches.
The contest, however, was delicately poised astatine stumps. Simarjeet Singh struck thrice for Delhi successful his opening burst, leaving J&K successful a spot of fuss astatine 31 for three.
At the commencement of the day, Nabi’s probing enactment extracurricular off-stump caught Arpit Rana’s extracurricular borderline to 2nd slip. Yash Dhull had to locomotion backmost erstwhile helium was fixed retired caught down disconnected Sunil Kumar’s left-arm medium-pace.
With the in-form Sanat Sangwan flicking left-arm spinner Vanshaj Sharma to midwicket successful the 10th over, Delhi was successful superior strife astatine 14 for three. For the remainder of the greeting session, Ayush Badoni and Ayush Doseja restored calm successful their dressing country with a concern of 104 runs. The skipper was his engaged aforesaid astatine the crease, hitting six boundaries successful a publication of 64.
Delhi skipper Ayush Badoni successful enactment against Jammu and Kashmir connected time 1 of their Ranji Trophy lucifer astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium successful New Delhi connected Saturday. November 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
The luncheon interval possibly came astatine conscionable the close clip for Paras Dogra’s outfit. In the 2nd implicit aft resumption, Vanshaj managed to trap Badoni leg-before.
Doseja and Sumit Mathur went connected to marque half-centuries, but the former’s dismissal successful the 60th implicit triggered a illness arsenic Delhi mislaid its past 5 wickets for 29 runs. Mathur was stranded connected 55.
Delhi's Sumit Mathur plays a changeable against Jammu and Kashmir connected time 1 of their Ranji Trophy lucifer astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium successful New Delhi connected Saturday. November 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
Nabi inflicted terrible harm with the aged ball. He induced nicks from Anuj Rawat and Hrithik Shokeen, and pinned debutant Manan Bhardwaj connected the toed with a reverse-swinging yorker.
The scores: Delhi — 1st innings: Arpit Rana c Samad b Nabi 0, Sanat Sangwan c Khajuria b Vanshaj 12, Yash Dhull c Wadhawan b Sunil 1, Ayush Badoni lbw b Vanshaj 64, Ayush Doseja lbw b Mushtaq 65, Sumit Mathur (not out) 55, Anuj Rawat c Samad b Nabi 0, Hrithik Shokeen c Wadhawan b Nabi 7, Manan Bhardwaj lbw b Nabi 0, Simarjeet Singh lbw b Mushtaq 0, Money Grewal c Samad b Nabi 0; Extras (b-4, lb-3): 7; Total (in 69 overs): 211.
Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-13, 3-14, 4-118, 5-182, 6-187, 7-195, 8-195, 9-206.
J&K bowling: Nabi 16-5-35-5, Sunil 8-2-29-1, Vanshaj 20-3-57-2, Mushtaq 9-1-30-2, Lotra 16-4-53-0.
Delhi bowler Simarjeet Singh successful enactment against Jammu and Kashmir connected time 1 of their Ranji Trophy lucifer astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium successful New Delhi connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
Jammu & Kashmir — 1st innings: Qamran Iqbal c Sangwan b Simarjeet 14, Shubham Khajuria c Doseja b Simarjeet 4, Vivrant Sharma (batting) 10, Sunil Kumar b Simarjeet 1, Paras Dogra (batting) 2; Total (for 3 wickets. successful 13 overs): 31.
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-27, 3-29.
Delhi bowling: Grewal 5-2-12-0, Simarjeet 6-1-14-3, Bhardwaj 2-0-5-0.
