S Sudarshanan
Published: Oct 1, 2026, 12:45 PM (3 mins ago)
Jammu and Kashmir 21 for 2 (Iqbal 12*, Choudhary 1-3, Akash Deep 1-9) trail Rest of India 237 (Smaran 68, Mohan 60, Sunil 3-36, Nasir 3-59) by 216 runs
Fast bowlers had a ball on a lush green surface at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar, picking up ten of the 12 wickets that fell on the opening day of the Irani Cup.
Sunil Kumar, Umar Nazir Mir and Lone Nasir helped Jammu & Kashmir bowl Rest of India out for 237 before Akash Deep and Mukesh Choudhary returned the favour by picking up two wickets in seven overs.
Shikhar Mohan and Ravichandran Smaran scored half-centuries while Sarfaraz Khan, perhaps the most assured batter on show on day one, made 45.
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S Sudarshanan is a sub-editor at Cricinfo. @Sudarshanan7