Vijay Hazare Trophy: J&K begin campaign with 10-wicket win over Chandigarh

Srinagar, Dec 24: Jammu and Kashmir kicked off their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign in commanding fashion, thrashing Chandigarh by 10 wickets in a one-sided List A match on Wednesday.

After opting to field, J&K produced a disciplined bowling effort to restrict Chandigarh to 208 in 39.5 overs, before openers Shubham Khajuria and Qamran Iqbal made light work of the chase, overhauling the target without losing a wicket in just 37 overs.

Khajuria led the charge with a fluent unbeaten 129 off 105 balls, studded with 20 boundaries, while Qamran played the perfect foil, remaining not out on 73 from 117 deliveries.

Earlier, Chandigarh never quite recovered from regular strikes by J&K’s bowlers, with Lone Nasir Muzaffar wreaking havoc through a superb spell. Nasir finished with 4 wickets, breaking the backbone of Chandigarh’s batting lineup.