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Ranji Trophy Final: Yawer, Pundir's Fifties Take J&K To 178/2 At Tea Against Karnataka On Day 1
Ranji Trophy Final: Riding on brilliant half-centuries by opener Yawer Hassan and Shubham Pundir, Jammu and Kashmir reached 178/2 at tea on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy final against the eight-time champions Karnataka here at the Hubli Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Yawer and Pundir started the post-lunch session from where they left off , by continuously rotating the strike to put pressure on the opposition. The duo completed the hundred-run partnership in the 39th over. With Yawer contributing more by scoring 60 runs and Pundir adding 40 runs to the pair's total.
Pundir completed his fifty with a four in the 45th over against Vidyadhar Patil. Karnataka finally got the breakthrough in the 51st over when Prasidh Krishna trapped Yawer on a good length ball. KL Rahul took a brilliant catch in the slips to break the pair.
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