Prem hundred headlines slow day

Kerala and Hyderabad played out an attritional first day, with Kerala scoring scoring at just over two runs an over for the entire day in their Group C match against Hyderabad. After choosing to bat at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Kerala ended the day on 186 for 5.

Rohan Prem scored the bulk of those runs with an unbeaten 106 off 245 balls - a knock that included 13 fours and two sixes. Vijay Jagadeesh's 160-ball 42 was the next highest individual score of the day, with no one else crossing 10.

Jagadeesh and Prem shared a 91-run second-wicket stand but Jagadeesh's dismissal just before tea opened the gates for a clump of wickets in the final session. Sanju Samson, batting at No. 5, was caught behind for 1. Raiphi Gomez and Prem batted out the last 13 overs without further loss. Vishal Sharma and Akash Bhandari picked up two wickets each for the home team.

Three half-centuries put Services in a position of strength after being inserted on the first day against Goa in Porvorim, to finish at 230 for 3 off 85 overs.

Anshul Gupta and captain Soumik Chatterjee hit steady fifties and combined in an 89-run opening stand before Shadab Jakati had Chatterjee trapped lbw in the 40th over.

Rajat Paliwal provided the impetus late in the day with an unbeaten 71-ball 57. Amit Yadav had Gupta lbw in the 80th over for 89 but Yashpal Singh blocked out 22 deliveries without scoring. Saurabh Bandekar took the other wicket to fall, also having Ravi Chauhan lbw for 23.

Jammu & Kashmir 274 for 8 (Rasool 101, Singh 47, Dhawan 3-98) v Himachal Pradesh
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Parvez Rasool struck his seventh first-class century to end an evenly contested opening day as Jammu & Kashmir finished at 278 for 8 against Himachal Pradesh in Dharamsala.

Rasool remained unbeaten on 101 at stumps, and struck eight fours and three sixes. Although no one else scored a fifty, middling partnerships throughout the innings ensured that J&K had a decent total on the board.

Adil Reshi and Ian Dev Singh contributed with 45 and 47 respectively. All bowlers except Ronit More, picked up at least a wicket, with Rishi Dhawan being the most successful having claimed three.