SRINAGAR– J&K senior men’s cricket team bounced back on Friday against Odisha on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy match being played at DRIEMS Ground in Tangi, Cuttack.
After two straight home draws to kick start their 2024 Ranji campaign, the J&K pacers set the tone as the home side was bundled out for 130 after 47.2 overs. Govinda Poddar 55 (62) top scored for Odisha. For J&K, medium-pacer Rohit Sharma returned impressive figures of 5/12. Team India pace sensation Umran Malik took two wickets while pacer Umar Nazir Mir also took two.
In reply, J&K batters were reeling at 45/4 in 18 overs, still trailing by 85 runs at stumps. Skipper Shubham Khajuria made 24 (30), and alongside Vivrant Sharma 14 (33) had taken the visitors to 39 for no loss. However, the team lost both its openers and then two other batters to go 43/4. Sunil Roul took two wickets for Odisha.
The Day 2 of the four-day Test will be crucial for J&K’s chances in this Ranji Trophy fixture.
Brief scores:
Odisha: 130/10 in 47.2 overs (Govinda Poddar 55, Rohit Sharma 5/12)
Jammu and Kashmir: 45/4 after 18 overs (Shubham Khajuria 24, Sunil Roul 2/8).
J&K Playing XI:
Vivrant Sharma, Shubham Khajuria (C), Abhinav Puri, Shubham Pundir, Abdul Samad, Fazil Rashid (WK), Abid Mushtaq, Aquib Nabi, Rohit Sharma, Umar Nazir Mir, Umran Malik.
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