All-round show of Parvez goes in vain as Punjab drubs J&K by 48 runs

Excelsior  Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 17: Promising all-rounder Parvez Rasool’s all-round display went in vain as formidable Punjab drubbed Jammu and Kashmir by 48 runs in the match of the ongoing North Zone Vijay Hazare Inter-State Cricket Tournament, organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at picturesque Cricket Stadium, Dharamshalla in Himachal Pradesh, today.
Batting first, Punjab powered by a brisk opening partnership of 102 runs in 12.5 overs from Ravinder Singh and Chandan Madan scored 168/8 in 23 overs in a rain-hit match, which was reduced to 23 overs a side. Both Madan and Singh were going great guns, sending the J&K bowlers to a leather-hunt, before gritty Parvez clean bowled Madan at his individual score of 38 runs off 45 balls, studded with 4 boundaries. Then, wicketkeeper Obaid Haroon and fielder Majid Dar plotted dismissal of another opener Raving Singh by running him out at his individual score of 60 runs and the team’s total of 126 runs in 16.2 overs. Ravinder’s 41-ball knock included 6 boundaries and 2 sixes. At the same score Parvez accounted for India Test discard and his IPL team-mate Yuvraj Singh’s dismissal, trapping him LBW for a naught after beating him twice in the same over. Arshad Sheikh then dismissed GR Singh for 15 runs at the team’s total of 131/4 in 18 overs. Speedster Ramdayal Punia then accounted for Taruwar Kohli and Amitoze Singh, but not before latter smashed quick-fire 20 off 9 balls with the help of 3 fours and one six. RP Sharma was dismissed by seam bowler Zahoor Sofi. For J&K, Ramdayal Punia and Parvez Rasool bagged 2 wickets each, while Arshad Shekh and Zahoor Sofi claimed one wicket each.
Parvez was most economical among the lot as he conceded 28 runs in his 6 overs, while Ramdayal gave away 40 runs from 5 overs and Arshad 32 in 4 overs. Apart from these bowlers, Majid Dar bowled 3 overs for 25 runs, Zahoor Sofi 4 overs for 31 runs and Ian Dev one over for 4 runs.
In reply, despite a good batting show by young opener Shubam Khajuria and talented Parvez Rasool, J&K were bundled out for 120 runs in 20.4 overs, thus lost the match by 48 runs. Openers Shubam and Ahmed Umar Banday began in style, hitting series of boundaries and sixes in first 5 overs and scoring 40 runs in first 5 overs, with Shubam contributing 25 off 24 balls with 1 four and 2 sixes and Banday scoring 11 runs in 10 balls, studded with 1 boundary and 1 maximum. The duo targeted young speedster Sidharth Kaul, taking 21 runs of his 2 overs. Then, skipper Ian Dev Singh fell for duck, while Parvez scored magnificent 33 off 34 balls with the help of 4 boundaries. Wicketkeeper Obaid Haroon and Hardeep Singh chipped in with 17 and 12 runs respectively. Yuvraj Singh was the pick of the bowlers for Punjab, who scalped 3 wickets by conceding 17 runs in his 2.3 overs, while RP Sharma and RJ Singh claimed 2 wickets each and SB Sharma claimed one.

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