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VADODARA: Jammu and Kashmir skipper Parvez Rasool defied the Hyderabad pacemen for 133 minutes on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group C League tie. But his controlled knock of 70 off 81 balls (11×4, 1×6) was undermined by a top-order collapse – 156 for seven wickets against quality swing bowling. The India all-rounder finally fell to spinner Akash Bhandari, edging to the slips, as his side finished 172 runs behind Hyderabad’s 328. Fourteen wickets fell on Wednesday at the Motibaug ground. Hyderabad lost seven batsmen in the first two sessions, as the J & K fast bowlers stuck to an off-stump line and waited for batsmen to take the bait. Rasool carried on from the first day, wheeling away from one end while the fast bowlers operated from the other end. The off-spinner showed the way with admirable control and put every batsman under pressure, finishing with four wickets for 63. (PTI)
