da wazamba： Required to hit just 2 for a win Delhi finished the formalities withall their 10 wicket intact to register a facile win over Jammu andKashmir on the third and final day of the North Zone Ranji Trophymatch at the Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu on
Natarajan Sriram19-Nov-2000Required to hit just 2 for a win Delhi finished the formalities withall their 10 wicket intact to register a facile win over Jammu andKashmir on the third and final day of the North Zone Ranji Trophymatch at the Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu on Saturday.Resuming at the score of 17 for no loss, J&K were guided by a fineunbeaten 117 by Kanwaljeet Singh. After the fall of the openers VidhyaBhaskar (28) and A Bhatti (4) in quick succession, Dhruv Mahajan (55)and Singh came together for a 85 run third wicket partnership.Thereafter, Though Kanwaljeet Singh held the fort on one end, he ranout of partners at regular intervals. By the time the J&K inningsfolded up at 269, Singh had remained at the crease for 259 minutes andfaced 204 deliveries during which he found the signboards on 13occasions.But with Delhi having scored a mamoth 466, the target was a paltry 2runs for a Delhi win. The openers were aided by a wide sent down byKanwaljeet in first over of the innings. The second over Ashu Danifound the boundary off the fourth ball to signal the end ofproceedings in favour of Delhi.