Young opener Vivrant Sharma continued his productive white-ball season along with his maiden List A century on the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday to take Jammu and Kashmir into the knockouts of the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the primary time. The 23-year-old Vivrant – amongst a number of Jammu and Kashmir gamers who’ve caught the eye of IPL franchise scouts forward of the public sale with their massive hits – scored an unbeaten 154 off 124 balls, together with 18 fours and 6 sixes, as Jammu- Kashmir beat Uttarakhand by 9 wickets.
With their fifth win in six matches, J&Okay completed second behind Punjab in Group D, and can head to Ahmedabad for the pre-quarterfinals. Jammu and Kashmir has had a outstanding story. They nonetheless do not have their very own floor. For the primary time the gamers performed league cricket within the valley. The state affiliation is run by an ad-hoc physique and not too long ago the BCCI appointed its treasurer Ashish Shelar because the observer for Jammu and Kashmir. Against all odds, the workforce managed to defeat some massive groups within the Vijay Hazare Trophy, together with a profitable chase of 343 towards Ranji champions Madhya Pradesh.
Vivrant, who made his senior debut two seasons in the past after coming via the age-group ranks, mentioned it was an ideal achievement for his workforce, particularly after a disappointing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy efficiency. J&Okay had misplaced six of their seven video games within the SMAT.
“It feels nice to enter the knockouts for the primary time in our historical past of cricket. We have performed knockouts in Ranji Trophy earlier however this would be the first time we will likely be enjoying knockouts within the 50-over format.
“In the primary recreation, we chased down 350-odd towards Madhya Pradesh and we went on from there. The feeling is but to kick in however we’ve got an extended approach to go and are taking issues recreation by recreation.
Vivrant took up the game as his elder brother Vikrant used to play membership cricket in Jammu. At the age of 12, he used to bat right-handed, however after seeing his elder brother, who batted left-handed, Vivrant determined to turn out to be a right-handed batsman.
They pressured the Uttarakhand bowlers to chase down 252 runs. On 90, he had to return to the dressing room as he suffered cramps, however returned after fellow opener Shubham Khajuria was run out for 71. Vivrant hit a six and a 4. To full his century, and stayed within the center order until the tip. “Once I scored a century, I mentioned let’s end it. I stored hitting and the runs stored coming.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
