J&K score facile win over Himachal

Jammu and Kashmir scored a facile 145-run victory over Himachal Pradesh on the third and final day of their North Zone Under-14 tournament match at the Kathua Sports Club in Kathua on Thursday. With this win, J&K took home eight points.

J&K who won the toss on the opening day put up a fighting 243 runs on the board. R Bhatt (46) top scored in an innings that witnessed the top order making the bulk of the scoring. In reply, HP were bundled out for just 105 with S Bhalwal accounting for six dismissals. Only three of the HP batsmen, skipper Aditya Choudhary (20), M Soni (12) and A Chauhan (10) managed to reach double figures. The J&K second innings was a fair disaster. They were shot out in just 33.3 overs for only 70 runs. Set to score 208 for a win, HP fared worse scoring just 63. The innings folded up in 49.1 overs with the spoils being shared all around.