MUMBAI: Young opener Shubham Khajuria played a responsible innings of 90 and helped Jammu and Kashmir recover from a poor start on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy Group C match against Andhra Pradesh at the Brabourne Stadium here today.
Khajuria held one end after his team, inserted in by Andhra captain Hanuma Vihari, lost two quick wickets for only 18 on a track with a tinge of green on it.
The 21-year-old opener struck 2 sixes and 9 fours in his 238-ball vigil as he added 99 runs with Parvez Rasool (45 in 114 balls).
The fourth wicket duo pulled the innings out of the rut it had fallen into at 51 for 3.
Khajuria fell after tea and at stumps J&K had advanced to 205 for 6, with Bandeep Singh (14) and Punit Bisht (12) at the crease.
Khajuria, in his first-class career’s 20th game, missed a second century when his defense was breached by left arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt, who got appreciable turn and bounce from the track to take two wickets.
Medium pacers P Vijay Kumar and Siva Kumar shared the other four wickets equally.
Brief scores: J&K 205 for 6 (S Khajuria 90, P Rasool 45; P Vijay Kumar 2 for 40, Siva Kumar 2 for 32, B Bhatt 2 for 71) v Andhra. (AGENCIES)
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