da supremo： The second day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy clash between Jammu &Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh was marred by overnight rains, whichallowed for just 22.1 overs during the day, play starting only at 3.45pm
Sankhya Krishnan24-Nov-2000The second day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy clash between Jammu &Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh was marred by overnight rains, whichallowed for just 22.1 overs during the day, play starting only at 3.45pm. In the time available, Himachal added 67 runs for the loss ofthree wickets to finish on 289/8.After Himachal resumed at 222/5, the highlight was opener NischalGaur’s century which came after a seven and a quarter hour vigil atthe crease. He reached three figures off 319 deliveries, having sentseventeen of them to the pickets. Two balls later, at 259, he wastrapped leg before on 101 to give J&K skipper Abdul Qayoom his thirdscalp. Earlier Qayoom’s fellow seamer Surendra Singh had added twomore wickets to his kitty, finishing the day with figures of 4/57. RKPanta (36) and J Rai (9) were manning the fort at stumps.