Abdul Samad’s free-flowing 75 (96b, 9×4, 3×6) and opener Yawar Hassan’s compact unbeaten 72 (185b, 7×4) helped Jammu & Kashmir attain 212 for 4 after TNCA President’s XI declared on a mammoth 567 for 9 on day three of the Buchi Babu semifinal on the CSK High Performance Centre right here on Tuesday.
The duo added 108 runs for the fourth wicket.
Samad took the assault to the spinners. He charged at off-spinner J. Hemchudeshan for a six over midwicket and reverse-swept him for a 4 to the third-man boundary. The 23-year-old introduced up his fifty off 64 balls with a long-on six, and flicked for a 4 to the square-leg boundary off left-arm spinner P. Vignesh in the identical over.
Pacer Trilok Nag wasn’t spared both. When shorter balls had been geared toward him, there was a dismissive aerial pull for a 4 to midwicket and an imperious swat down the bottom for a 4.
Hassan employed the minimize for 5 of his seven fours. He additionally performed an eye catching on-drive off Trilok and a textbook cowl drive off Hemchudeshan for a few fours. He was dropped on 66 by Vidyuth at midwicket off skipper Pradosh Ranjan Paul’s off-spin.
The scores (semifinal, day three): TNCA President’s XI 567/9 decl. in 203 overs (Vimal Khumar 112, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 91, Andre Siddarth 57, G. Ajitesh 101, R.S. Ambrish 83) vs Jammu & Kashmir 212/4 in 65 overs (Yawar Hassan 72 batting, Abdul Samad 75).
