Suraj vashisht

Sharad Pawar MCA Cricket Ground: On last day of the 2024/25 Ranji Trophy league stage, Jammu & Kashmir sealed their spot into the quarter-finals with a 182-run over Baroda. With the massive victory, Jammu & Kashmir also ended up as table toppers in Group A, which is a huge achievement.

Resuming from 58/2, Baroda were never in the sight to chase 365 and were eventually all out for 182 in 54.5 overs. Off-spinner Sahil Lotra took the first four wickets to fall on the day, and finished with 7-75 in 26 overs, while Abid Mushtaq took 3-71 as Jammu & Kashmir ended league stage with 36 points.

They had five outright wins out of seven, including one coming over defending champions Mumbai at the Sharad Pawar MCA Cricket Ground in the Bandra-Kurla Complex, to seal their spot in the quarter-finals after five years.