Madhya Pradesh has the sting, however Jammu and Kashmir has a foothold of their Group A Ranji Trophy fixture.
After bowling out J&Ok for 120 to take a 76-run first-innings lead, M.P. ended the second day at 59 for 4, forward by 135 runs, with Auqib Nabi’s late strikes protecting the host within the contest.
Profiting from the overcast situations on the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium on Monday, Avesh Khan struck in his first over, eradicating night-watchman Vanshaj Sharma and setting the tone for a tough day for J&Ok.
Continued battle
Working around the wicket, Avesh (three for 29) and Aryan Pandey (three for 44) maintained a disciplined line and size to strike commonly. There have been no demons within the pitch, however even skilled campaigners Qamran Iqbal and Paras Dogra struggled to discover a manner by.
Dogra and Abdul Samad have been anticipated to guide the restoration, however Avesh modified his angle and tempted the captain into a canopy drive. Yash Dubey held the catch at gully.
J&Ok went into lunch at 88 for 5, however the slide continued after the break. Samad, Nasir Lone and Auqib departed in fast succession because the decrease order failed to supply a lot resistance.
From the dugout, M.P. coach Chandrakant Pandit urged his bowlers to stay disciplined and persist with their plans. They delivered, giving him the higher hand in his tactical duel with J&Ok coach Ajay Sharma.
After a quiet outing within the first innings, Nabi hit again with the ball. Qamran took a pointy catch at gully to dismiss Harsh Gawli earlier than Nabi had Himanshu Mantri caught at slip by Shubham Pundir inside 5 deliveries. M.P. quickly slipped to 56 for 4 with Sunil Kumar additionally putting at essential moments.
M.P. stays in command with Shubham Sharma on the crease, however J&Ok wants early wickets to remain within the hunt.
The scores:
Madhya Pradesh — 1st innings: 196.
Jammu & Kashmir — 1st innings: Qamran Iqbal c Gawli b Aryan 31, Shubham Khajuria lbw b Avesh 0, Vanshaj Sharma lbw b Avesh 1, Shubham Pundir c Mantri b Akshay 20, Paras Dogra c Dubey b Avesh 8, Abdul Samad c&b Ravi Kiran 17, Kanhaiya Wadhawan (not out) 35, Nasir Lone c Gawli b Akshay 1, Aquib Nabi c Sharma b Aryan 2, Sunil Kumar b Aryan 0, Rohit Sharma run out 0; Extras (b-1, lb-4): 5; Whole (in 46.3 overs): 120.
Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-7, 3-41, 4-62, 5-68, 6-88, 7-89, 8-95, 9-117.
M.P. bowling: Ravi Kiran 11-2-23-1, Aryan 13-2-29-3, Avesh 11.3-2-44-3, Akshay 10-4-18-2, Saransh 1-0-1-0.
Madhya Pradesh — 2nd innings: Harsh Gawli c Iqbal b Nabi 11, Yash Dubey c Wadhawan b Sunil 22, Himanshu Mantri c Pundir b Nabi 0, Shubham Sharma (batting) 15, Chanchal Rathore c Samad b Sunil 8, Aryan Pandey (batting) 0; Extras (lb-1, nb-2): 3; Whole (for 4 wkts. in 27 overs) 59.
Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-30, 3-40, 4-56.
J&Ok bowling: Nabi 8-2-19-2, Sunil 10-3-14-2, Rohit 8-2-24-0, Vanshaj 1-0-1-0.
Printed – October 12, 2026 06:43 pm IST
