Published: Nov 06, 2016, 06:12 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 06, 2016, 06:12 PM (IST)
Himachal, who were 58 for 2 on Day 2 of the Round 5 of Ranji Trophy 2016-17, were bowled out for 370. Aamir Aziz and Pervez Rasool shared seven wickets to bundle out the opposition. From Jammu & Kashmir it was Paras Dogra and Rishi Dhawan’s centuries that kept them in command for most part of the day. But with the fall of Dhawan’s wicket; Mayank Dagar, Pankaj Jaiswal and Akshay Chauhan were gone for golden duck. Jammu & Kashmir began their innings and put up 39 runs on Day 2 with loss of no wicket. They were bundled out cheaply for 162 on Day 1. Dagar and Jaiswal shared seven wickets while Dhawan and Chauhan took apiece as well. READ Ranji Trophy 2016-17 Points Table & team standings
On Day 1, Jammu & Kashmir won the toss and elected to bat first. They were off to disastrous start losing their first wicket within the second over. The wickets kept tumbling after regular intervals as Dagar and Jaswal continued wrecking havoc. It was only Shubham Khajuriua who provided some resistance from one end. Dagar received wickets in the form of Mithun Manas, Harmeet Singh and his last wicket was in the form of Khajuria, who missed his half-century by 48.
In response to Himachal’s 162, Jammu & Kashmir lost their first wicket for 28 runs in form of Prasant Chopra for 17. After a 20 run stand Ankush Bains went for 6. He was Rohit Sharma’s first wicket in his 3rd over. Jammu & Kashmir are placed sixth in the table of Group c, with 7 points from 4 games. Himchal Pradesh are a point below them with 6 points from 4 games.
Brief Scores:
Jammu & Kashmir 162 (Shubham Khajuria 48, Parvez Rasool 26; Mayank Dagar 4 for 33) & 39 for no loss (Shubham Khajuria 17*, Umar Nazir 17*; Pankaj Jaiswal 0 for 5) trail Himachal Pradesh 370 (AR Kalsi 54, Paras Dogra 89, Rishi Dhawan 79; Pervez Rasool 3 for 69, Aamir Aziz 4 for 56) by 169 runs
