J&K-HP match ends in draw after brilliant show by Achintya, Hatim

Cooch Behar Trophy

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 4: In the Cooch Behar Trophy match between Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, which ended in a draw, Achintya Raj Khajuria and Hatim Reyaz both struck outstanding half-centuries at the Luhnu Cricket Ground Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh.
J&K started the second innings with a score of 24/1 after a late start. With the help of Hatim Reyaz and Achintya Raj Khajuria, who both scored impressive half-centuries, they managed to reach a total of 201/5 in 60 overs by the end of the day. As a result, the match ended in a draw.
Achintya top scored with 69 runs off 104 balls, studded with 8 fours and 2 sixes, while Hatim contributed 53 off 73 balls with 7 boundaries. Salman Ahmad Bakshi and Mousub Mohd Bhat also contributed 40 and 20 runs to the total respectively.
For Himachal Pradesh, Sahil Sharma bagged 2 wickets, while Akshit Kanwar, Rahul R Singh and Daksh N Narayan claimed one wicket each. Earlier, Himachal Pradesh had gained a huge first innings lead of 200 runs, before declaring their innings at 435/8. Ujjawal Sharma had scored a splendid century, scoring 111 off 161 balls, studded with 15 fours and 2 sixes, while Satvik Katoch had contributed valuable 87 runs and Abhinav D Sharma made 55 runs. Zaid Ahmed and Dhruv Sharma took 2 wickets each for Jammu and Kashmir, while Nashant Kumar, Mudasir Abdullah and Mousub Mohd Bhat claimed one wicket each.