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JAIPUR: Number-11 batter Mudasir Abdullah’s batting brilliance, coupled with superb display with the willow by skipper Dhruv Sharma and splendid bowling show by the duo of Vansh Khadyal and Mudasir guided Jammu and Kashmir to a thrilling 1-wicket victory over Manipur in the ongoing Men’s U-19 Vinod Mankad Trophy at Jaipur today.
J&K clinched an exciting victory as Mudasir Abdullah held his nerves when it mattered the most, scoring unbeaten 32 runs off 23 balls studded with 5 fours and one six while coming in at number-11.
Abdullah along with Abdul Basit Lone made a masterclass last-wicket partnership of 33 runs and took their team home before Dhruv Sharma played a brilliant innings of 59 runs off 77 balls with 9 boundaries.
Arkajit Roy bagged 3 wickets for Manipur, while Rohan Biswas took 2 wickets.
Earlier, winning the toss and electing to bat first, Meghalaya scored a modest total of 187 runs in 49.2 overs.
Tanay Mandal top scored with 57 runs off 96 balls, studded with 6 fours and one six, while Arkaji Roy contributed 43 runs off 73 balls with 5 boundaries. Openers Abhiraj Biswas and Deepjoy Deb also contributed 23 and 22 runs to the total respectively.
For Jammu and Kashmir, Vansh Khadyal was the pick of the bowlers, who took 3 wickets by conceding 37 runs in his 10 overs, while Mudasir Abdullah bagged 2 wickets. Zaid Ahmed and Abdul Basit Lone claimed one wicket each.
J&K team is being accompanied by Raju Sharma as Head Coach, Rakesh Koul as Manager, Huwaid Hamid as Assistant Coach, Zahoor Sofi as Co-Manager, Rohit Saini as Trainer, Haseeb Ur Rehman as Physiotherapist and Sheikh Suhail as the Video Analyst.
