{"id":5874,"date":"2025-12-03T09:12:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-jk-defeat-chandigarh-by-29-runs-move-closer-to-knockout-spot\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T09:12:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:12:15","slug":"syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-jk-defeat-chandigarh-by-29-runs-move-closer-to-knockout-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-jk-defeat-chandigarh-by-29-runs-move-closer-to-knockout-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: J&#038;K Defeat Chandigarh by 29 Runs, Move Closer to Knockout Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu &amp; Kashmir edged closer to a knockout berth in the <strong>Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite Group B<\/strong> after a commanding <strong>29-run victory<\/strong> over Chandigarh at the Jadavpur University Campus Ground in Kolkata. The win marked J&amp;K\u2019s <strong>third triumph in four matches<\/strong>, solidifying their strong position in the group standings.<\/p>\n<p>Put in to bat, J&amp;K produced a dominant batting display, posting <strong>192 all out in 20 overs<\/strong>. <strong>Yawer Hassan<\/strong> starred with a scintillating <strong>57 off 36 balls<\/strong>, studded with four boundaries and four sixes. Senior opener <strong>Shubham Khajuria<\/strong> set the tone early with a brisk <strong>43 off 30 deliveries<\/strong>, hammering three fours and three sixes.<\/p>\n<p>Useful contributions from <strong>Abdul Samad (23)<\/strong> and <strong>Kanhaiya Wadhawan (21)<\/strong> kept the run rate soaring throughout the innings. Chandigarh\u2019s bowling effort was led by <strong>Nikhil Sharma<\/strong>, <strong>Bhagmender Lather<\/strong>, and <strong>Jagjit Singh Sandhu<\/strong>, all of whom claimed two wickets each.<\/p>\n<p>Chasing a steep target of 193, Chandigarh managed <strong>163\/7 in 20 overs<\/strong>. Despite an impressive start from the top order, the rising required run rate proved too much. <strong>Gaurav Puri<\/strong> top-scored with a fiery <strong>39 off 23 balls<\/strong>, hitting four towering sixes. <strong>Arjun Azad (38)<\/strong> and <strong>Manan Vohra (32)<\/strong> offered solid support, but J&amp;K\u2019s disciplined bowling sealed the contest.<\/p>\n<p>For J&amp;K, <strong>Yudhvir Singh<\/strong> picked up two wickets, while <strong>Aquib Nabi<\/strong>, <strong>Murugan Ashwin<\/strong>, and <strong>Lone Nasir Muzzaffar<\/strong> struck once each to ensure a comfortable victory.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA)<\/strong> congratulated the team and extended special appreciation to Administrators <strong>Brig Anil Gupta<\/strong> and <strong>Vidhya Bhaskar<\/strong>, CAC Members <strong>Abdul Qayoom, Vijay Sharma, Meenu Singh Slathia<\/strong>, and Selectors <strong>Sarabjeet Singh, Dhruv Mahajan,<\/strong> and <strong>Arshid Bhat<\/strong> for their role in shaping the team\u2019s impressive campaign.<\/p>\n<p>With momentum firmly in their favour, J&amp;K now appear well poised for a strong push into the knockout stages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu &amp; Kashmir edged closer to a knockout berth in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite Group B after a commanding 29-run victory over Chandigarh at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5874","post","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/channel1.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}