Jammu and Kashmir U-23 team is close to registering its first win of the tournament as they are in a strong position against Mumbai at K L Saini Stadium, Jaipur.
J&K now need 31 runs to win in 3 overs with 4 wickets in hand.
Skipper for his match, Jiyad Magrey after winning the toss opted to bowl first while bowlers made sure to make most of this decision. First, seamers struck with early wickets, later spinners joined the party, restricting Mumbai to a low score.
Spin duo of Abid Mushtaq and Imtiyaz Ganai shared five, three and two respectively as Mumbai posted 241-run total, largely due to Vinod Ankolekar’s 63 runs.
In reply, opener, Nipun Verma is mastering the chase as J&K were 3 wickets down on 142 runs in 34 overs at the time this report was filed. They require another 100 runs to win in 16 overs with seven wickets in hand.
Nipun in not out on 63 runs while Musaif Aijaz is playing on 21. Earlier, Abhishant Bakhsi made 39 runs.