Delhi pile up 243, then bowl Jammu and Kashmir out for a 103-run SMAT win243 रन का पहाड़, फिर 103 रन की जीत: दिल्ली के आगे जम्मू-कश्मीर की चुनौती टूटी

Delhi turned a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite fixture into a one-sided contest in Indore, beating Jammu & Kashmir by 103 runs after posting 243/6 and then dismissing the chasing side for 140 in 19.2 overs. Mayank Yadav's 5/14 in three overs was the sharpest edge of the bowling effort.

The setting was Holkar Stadium, where Delhi made a demanding chase even harder with a decisive bowling effort.

A powerful Delhi total

Delhi's innings was built on fast scoring from the top and the middle. Priyansh Arya made 58 off 29 balls with five fours and four sixes, giving the innings early pace. Tejasvi Dahiya added 46 off 24 balls, including four sixes, and Ayush Badoni contributed 37 off 27.

The finishing burst came from Himmat Singh, who remained unbeaten on 63 off 26 balls with six fours and five sixes. He and Dahiya put on 89 runs in just 41 balls, a partnership that gave Delhi a substantial late-innings lift.

Jammu & Kashmir's bowlers were expensive. Yudhvir Singh Charak took 2/37 in four overs and Brijesh Sharma also took two wickets, but conceded 59. Umran Malik went for 53 in his four overs for one wicket, while Vivrant Sharma took 1/26 in two.

Mayank Yadav breaks the chase

Jammu & Kashmir were set 244, a starting required rate of 12.2 an over. That meant they needed a fast start and sustained hitting, but they were bowled out for 140 in 19.2 overs.

Mayank Yadav's spell of 5/14 in three overs did most of the damage. Suyash Sharma supported with 2/26 in four overs, while Ishant Sharma conceded only 13 in his two. Digvesh Singh Rathi gave away 18 in four overs, and Badoni's two overs cost 16. Harshit Rana took 1/47 in four, and Priyansh Arya added a wicket in his 0.2 overs without conceding a run.

Yawer Hassan was the lone batter to build a substantial innings, making 70 off 61 balls with nine fours and three sixes. Sunil Kumar and Hassan shared 52 runs in 45 balls, but the pace of that stand was well short of what the chase demanded. Qamran Iqbal hit 23 off 15, with three sixes, while Abdul Samad scored 9 off 4 and Shubham Khajuria 7 off 6.

The result

The contrast was clear: Delhi sustained a formidable scoring pace, while Jammu & Kashmir's best innings was slow relative to the target. Himmat Singh's unbeaten 63 and Mayank Yadav's 5/14 define the win, which Delhi sealed by 103 runs.