Muzzaffaruddin Khalid (7 for 61) sizzled with a seven-wicket haul for Services
Leg-spinner Muzzaffaruddin Khalid (7 for 61) sizzled with a seven-wicket haul as Services thrashed Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)by nine wickets to grab six points in their Group C Ranji Trophy 2015-16. Resuming their first innings at 152 for 4, Services were allout for 229 in 66.4 overs, taking a 144-run lead. For J&K, Rohit Sharma (4 for 55) and Umar Nazir (4 for 75) took four-wicket hauls to help their team. In their second essay, the hosts found the going tough once again and were dismissed by Services for 161 in 53.5 overs, leaving the visitors with a victory target of just 18 runs at the Gandhi Memorial Science College Ground. Services then returned to overhaul the 18-run target losing just one wicket.
Earlier, resuming their innings, Overnight batsmen Sufiyan Alam (5) was dismissed only on the second ball on the second day. Yashpal Singh (66) added another 19 runs to his overnight score before becoming a victim of Nazir. In J&K’s second innings, SP Khajuria was the top scorer with a 61-ball 51 which included 10 boundaries. While Khalid’s seven for 61 brought the downfall of J&K, DG Pathania (1 for 44) and RR Raj (1 for 25) also contributed by snapping one wicket each.
Brief Scores:
Jammu & Kashmir: 85 (Shabnam Khajuria 24, Parvez Rasool 24*; Diwesh Pathania 3 for 37, Raushan Raj 7 for 38 & 161 Shubham Khajuria 51, Parvez Rasool 32; Raushan Raj 1 for 25, Muzzaffaruddin Khalid 7 for 61 lost to Services 229 (Rajat Paliwal 70, Yashpal Singh 66; Rohit Sharma 4 for 55, Umar Nazir 4 for 75) & 18 for 1 (Anshul Gupta 3, Soumik Chatterjee 10*; Rohit Sharma 1 for 1) by 9 wickets.
