JK vs Goa Group C match ends in a draw, Ranji Trophy 2015-16

For Goa, R P Singh and Shadab Jakati picked up four wickets apiece

Hundreds by skipper Mithun Manhas and Ian Dev Singh helped Jammu and Kashmir post an impressive 501 in reply to Goa‘s mammoth 552 before their Ranji Trophy Group C cricket match ended in a tame draw here today. Overnight 325 for 5, J&K rode on Singh’s 115 (184 balls) and Manhas’ 135 (231 balls) to almost match upto the visiting side. Lower down the order, Aamir Aziz (47) and Samad Bhat (42 not out) also made useful contributions. For Goa, R P Singh and Shadab Jakati picked up four wickets apiece. In their second innings, Goa were 82 for one wicket before stumps were drawn for the day. The visiting side picked up three points from the match owing to the first innings lead they managed.

Brief Scores: Jammu and Kashmir: 501 in 140.5 overs (Ian Dev Singh 115, Mithun Manhas 135, R P Singh 4 for 118, Shadab Jakati 4 for 103), Goa: 552 for 5d and 82 for 1 19 overs (Darshan Misal 41).

Ian Dev Singh scored a century to help Jammu & Kashmir reach 325 for five on the third and penultimate day of their Group C Ranji Trophy cricket match against Goa. J&K still need 227 more runs with five wickets in hands to topple the visitors’ massive first innings total of 552 for five declared.Resuming at 43 for two, the overnight batsmen — Ian and Pranav Gupta — put on 100 runs together for the third wicket.While Ian, after resuming on 13, scored a 184-ball 115 that included 20 boundaries, Pranav hit a quickfire 56 off 60 balls with the help of 11 fours.

Even after Pranav got out, Ian continued in the able company of veteran Mithun Manhas and the two shared a crucial 156-run stand for the fourth wicket to take the team past 250-run mark.At stumps, Manhas was unbeaten on 95 and giving him company was Aamir Aziz on 12.Earlier, on Day 2 for Swapnil Asnodkar hit a wonderful double century as Goa declared their innings closed at 552 for 5 in their first innings and then reduced Jammu & Kashmir to 43 for 2 on the second day of a Group C Ranji Trophy cricket match. Resuming on 263 for 1, overnight batsmen — Asnodkar, who was on 74, and Sagun Kamat, on 57 — went on to put up a solid 213 runs for the second wicket to take the team past the mark of 400 runs

 

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