Kerala settles for 3 points against J&K

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Needing 71 runs to win in 8 overs in the final session of the day, Kerala batsmen managed to score just 44 runs by losing 4 wickets including the wickets of first innings centurions Sanju Samson and Sanchin Baby, thus settled for a draw to earn 3 points at Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium, here today.
Earlier, Kerala declared their first innings at 485/8 to gain a lead of 155 runs.
In reply, J&K made 225 for all in their second essay, with opener Adil Reshi (54) and Ian Dev Singh scoring brilliant half-centuries. Parvez Rasool (27) and Shubham Khajuria (23) were other two notable scorers.
In their second innings, Kerala scored 44 runs in 8 overs by losing 4 wickets as J&K Speedsters Ramdayal Punia and Mohd Mudasir bowled brilliantly to take 2 wickets each and restrict the opposition from surpassing the target.
Both the bowlers bowled with nagging line and teasing length to save their side from an outright defeat. Ramdayal bowled  four overs, conceding 15 runs while Mudasir gave away 20 runs in his four overs.

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