da bet vitoria: The young brigade of Haryana’s bowlers ripped through the opposingbatting line-up as Jammu & Kashmir were forced to follow-on during thesecond day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy match at the MaharajaAggarsain Stadium, Rohtak
Staff Reporter02-Nov-2001The young brigade of Haryana’s bowlers ripped through the opposingbatting line-up as Jammu & Kashmir were forced to follow-on during thesecond day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy match at the MaharajaAggarsain Stadium, Rohtak.Replying to Haryana’s first innings total of 410, Jammu & Kashmir werebundled out for a paltry total of 113 in 35.1 overs; they still need282 runs to avoid a humiliating innings defeat.Resuming their innings today at 286 for 3, Haryana’s batsmen carriedthe total to 410. The overnight unbeaten batsman Ishan Ganda addedonly three runs to his personal score today, but Shafiq Kahn went onto record his career-best score of 146, hitting 20 fours. Jammu &Kashmir’s captain, medium-pacer Vijay Sharma, did considerable damageto Haryana’s middle order, taking five wickets.Thereafter, Haryana’s bowlers took complete command of the situation.Skipper Parinder Sharma reposed faith in his new set of bowlers, andeach of them obliged him with wickets. Haryana’s new find Sumit Narwalstruck with his very first ball in Ranji cricket to dismiss RanjtBali. Off-spinner Gaurav Vashishta lagged by one, getting a wicket onthe second ball of his career. The third debutante for Haryana, SVidyut, struck with his leg-spin in his third over to get rid ofSameer Khajuria.The second day’s play belonged largely to the bowlers; on a turningtrack, as many as 18 wickets fell today. Haryana will be looking foran outright win in this match, possibly by an innings.