Raipur, Dec 27: After scoring a splendid century against Jharkhand on the other day, skipper Kanhaiya Wadhawan alongwith opening batter Qazi Junaid scored cracking centuries before Kawal Preet Singh produced a brilliant stuff with the ball, to guide Jammu and Kashmir to a big win over Goa and qualify for the knockout stage of the ongoing Men’s U-23 State-A Trophy at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur on Friday.
Earlier, winning the toss and batting first, Jammu and Kashmir scored a massive total of 330/6 in the stipulated 50 overs.
Qazi Junaid and Kanhaiya Wadhawan showed stellar grit and tenacity to notch up power-packed centuries. Kanhaiya scored unbeaten 105 runs off just 64 balls studded with 10 fours and 3 massive sixes, while Junaid scored 106 off 120 balls with 9 fours and 1 six. Musaif Ajaz (23 off 13 balls) and Kawal Preet Singh (16 off 6 balls) were the notable contributors.
Lakhmesh Pawne and Amit Yadav took 2 wickets each for Goa.
Goa in reply scored 258/7 in 50 overs thus losing the match by 72 runs. Yash Kasvankar top scored with unbeaten 100 runs off 96 balls with 9 fours and one six, while Ayush Verlekar (46), Gauresh Bharat (27) and Azan Thota (27) were the other contractors.
Kawal Preet Singh was the pick of the bowlers for J&K, who took 4 wickets by conceding 37 runs in his 10 overs, while Mujtaba Yousuf, Archit Mahajan and Vishal Kumar claimed one wicket each. The team will proceed to Kolkata for knockouts.
“Men’sU23StateATrophy.Well played the centurions-skipper Kanhaiya Wadhawan & stylish left handed opener Qazi Junaid in the last league match played today at Raipur. Kanhaiya has scored a back to back century @strike rate of 164.06. Like a true leader Kanhaiya is leading from the front. Junaid, a product of talent hunt, made his debut last season. This is his second century. The team is also in the way of making history,” said Brig Anil Gupta, Member-Administration JKCA.
