Jammu & Kashmir pulled off a five-wicket win over Andhra in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 cricket league match at the Mulapadu Cricket Complex here on Monday.
Andhra, put into bat, scored 146 for seven in 20 overs with wicketkeeper-batsman K. Srikar Bharat (41, 38b, 3x4, 1x6) being the top-scorer. The others found the bowling tough to score with medium-pacer Ram Dayal (two for 23) being the main wicket-taker. Off-spinner Parvez Rasool bowled a tidy spell of one for 19 in his four overs.
In reply, J & K achieved the target thanks to a belligerent knock by Shubham Singh Pundir, who cracked his second consecutive half-century (51, 36b, 6x4, 1x6), and Parvez Rasool’s breezy 22-ball 31 (1x4, 2x6).
In another match, Delhi recorded a comfortable, seven-wicket win over Kerala thanks to a fine knock by Nitesh Rana (52 not out, 36b, 4x4, 2x6) after opener Unmkut Chand struck a 32-ball 33 (2x6).
Manipur notched up the most emphatic win of the day when it drubbed Nagaland by 10 wickets with openers Mayank Raghav (80 not out, 45b, 4x4, 6x6) and P. Prafullomani (51 not out, 54b, 4x4, 1x6) batting with lot of freedom to help team chase down 133 easily.
The scores: Andhra 146 for seven in 20 overs (K.S. Bharat 41) lost to J & K 148 for five in 20 overs (Abdul Samad 30, Shubham Singh Putir 51, Parvez Rasool 31).
Nagaland 132 for seven in 20 overs (Abrar Kavi 36, K. Priyojit three for 23) lost to Manipur 134 for no loss in 16.3 overs (Mayank Raghav 80 not out, P. Prafullomani 51 not out).
Kerala 139 for seven in 20 overs (Sachin Baby 37, Vinoop Sheela Manoharan 38) lost to Delhi 140 for three in 18.3 overs (Unmukt Chand 33, Nitesh Rana 52 not out).
