Jammu and Kashmir vs Kerala Live Score, Ranji Trophy 2024-25 quarterfinal Day 4 (Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Team vs Kerala Cricket Team): Hello and welcome to the live blog of the fourth and final day’s play of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25 quarterfinal match between Jammu and Kashmir vs Tamil Nadu. The match is taking place at Maharashtra Cricket Association Association Stadium in Pune and is streaming live on the Jio Cinema app and website.
Skipper Paras Dogra delivered when it mattered the most, lifting Jammu & Kashmir to 180 for three for a substantial overall lead after Kerala staged a comeback of their own on a gripping third day.
Dogra was batting on 73 at stumps, and wicketkeeper Kanhaiya Wadhawan was giving him captain company on 42, as J&K stretched their lead to 179 runs with seven wickets still in hand.
With Kerala starting the day on overnight 200 for nine and still 80 runs behind, J&K entered the field hoping that it would wrap up their opponents’ first innings in a jiffy.
However, Salman Nizar had other ideas as the middle-order worked his way to a brilliant 112 off 172 balls after starting the day on 49, helping Kerala to take a one-run lead before their first innings came to an end at 281.
Nizar remained not out, as Basil Thampi chipped in with 15 before becoming seamer Auqib Nabi’s (6/53) sixth victim of the innings to signal the end of Kerala innings.
While Nabi was without a doubt J&K’s best bowler, Yudhvir Singh and Sahil Lotra picked up two wickets each.
Pacer MD Nidheesh (2/45), who also ended with six wickets in the first innings besides scoring a handy 30, then sent back the two J&K openers — Shubham Khajuria (2) and Yawer Hassan (16) — cheaply as Kerala nosed ahead of their opponents.
Nedumankuzhy Basil (1/43), Nidheesh’s new ball partner, compounded J&K’s woes in their second innings by removing Vivrant Sharma after the batter had settled down nicely with a 37 off 70 balls.
Kerala had the edge at that point in the game, but the duo of Dogra and Wadhawan dashed their hopes of making further inroads with an unbroken partnership of 102 runs for the fourth wicket.
Playing XIs
Jammu and Kashmir: Shubham Khajuria, Yawer Hassan, Vivrant Sharma, Paras Dogra (C), Kanhaiya Wadhawan (WK), Sahil Lotra, Lone Nasir Muzaffar, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Abid Mushtaq, Auqib Nabi Dar, Umar Nazir Mir
Kerala: Akshay Chandran, Rohan Kunnummal, Sachin Baby (C), Mohammed Azharuddeen (WK), Salman Nizar, Shoun Roger, Aditya Sarwate, Basil Thampi, MD Nidheesh, Nedumankuzhy Basil, Jalaj Saxena
