Author: Jahangir Sofi

Auqib Nabi’s form, middle-order failures add to team management’s headache, Samad, Yudhvir likely to return

Costly spells, including Auqib Nabi’s, hurt J&K as bowlers fail to contain Uttar Pradesh

Shami, Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar tear through batting lineup

In his hometown Sheeri village in Baramulla, locals gathered outside his home, chanting, congratulating, and claiming the moment as their own

Nasir Lone, who was promoted up the order in a tactical move, showed promise but failed to convert his start, departing for 19, leaving J&K searching for momentum during the middle overs

He rotated strike efficiently in the early phase before accelerating against both pace and spin, finding gaps with ease and clearing the ropes with confidence

Asked to bat first after Assam won the toss, J&K made full use of the conditions to post a formidable 341 for 7 in their allotted 50 overs, their highest total of the season so far

The landmark victory was headlined by an unbroken 209-run opening partnership between Shubham Khajuria and Qamran Iqbal, which also stands as J&K’s highest partnership in Vijay Hazare cricket