Ranji Trophy: Mohammed Shami wreaked havoc on Jammu and Kashmir on the second day, semi-finals on tie, third day will be exciting.

New Delhi. Despite Mohammed Shami taking three wickets, Jammu and Kashmir scored 198 runs for five wickets on the second day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final against Bengal, due to which the match is still tied. Playing at 249 runs for five wickets, Bengal scored 328 runs in the first innings. For Jammu and Kashmir, Aaqib Nabi took five wickets for 87 runs in 26 overs. He has completed 50 wickets in this Ranji season.

Shami took three wickets
Bengal’s in-form batsman Sudeep Kumar Gharami added ten more runs to yesterday’s score and was out on 146 runs. Experienced Sumanta Gupta scored 39 runs in 36 balls. Left arm fast bowler Sunil Kumar took three wickets for 41 runs in 20 overs. In the Jammu and Kashmir innings, Indian bowler Shami bowled a brilliant first spell for Bengal. He dismissed openers Shubhman Khajuria (3) and Tavir Hussain (2) LBW, while Shubham Pundir had Sudeep Chatterjee caught at slip off Mukesh Kumar.

Paras Dogra-Samad hit half-centuries
After three wickets fell at 13 runs, for Jammu and Kashmir, experienced captain Paras Dogra scored 58 runs in 112 balls and young IPL star Abdul Samad played an inning of 82 runs in 85 balls. Dogra’s innings included seven fours, while Samad’s innings included 12 fours. The match is expected to be exciting on the third day. It remains to be seen which team is successful in taking the lead.

Dogra became the second batsman to do so
Jammu and Kashmir captain Dogra completed 10000 runs in Ranji Trophy during his inning of 58 runs. He has become only the second player after Wasim Jaffer to do so. Dogra achieved this feat in 147 innings. Wasim Jaffer is the highest run-scorer batsman of Ranji Trophy. He has 12038 runs in his name. 41 year old Dogra is also second in the list of players who have scored most centuries in Ranji Trophy. He has 33 centuries in his name, while Jaffer is at number one with 41 centuries.