By Our Reporter
Shillong, Oct 26: Meghalaya produced a great spell of bowling to dismiss Jammu and Kashmir for 207 on the first day of their U-23 men’s Col CK Nayudu Trophy 2025-26 Elite Group match in Jammu on Sunday.
However, in reply Meghalaya were reduced to 58/7 by stumps, leaving them trailing by 149.
The hosts were made to bat first after Meghalaya won the toss and went from a relatively comfortable 181/4 to 207 all out.
Three batters got into the 40s but were dismissed at crucial moments. Mousub Md Bhat was the top scorer with 46. Manish Sharma was Meghalaya’s most successful bowler with 3/39, while Purav Agarwal (2/61), Kevin Christopher (1/0) and Navin Kumar Ray (1/52) were the other wicket-takers. Three batters were also run out.
Meghalaya then found it tough going against J&K’s bowlers and Sachin Kumar’s 19 is the top score so far. Manish (2 not out) and Purav (0 not out) were the two tailenders at the crease when stumps were called.
With the first day ending in such dramatic fashion, Meghalaya faces a steep challenge on the second day, still trailing by 149 runs with just three wickets in hand. The onus will now be on the tailenders.
