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Jammu & Kashmir Creates History: Abdul Samad and Auqib Nabi Knock Out Bengal to Reach Maiden Ranji Final

Itihas racha gaya hai doston! In what can only be described as a red-letter day for Indian domestic cricket, Jammu & Kashmir has done the unthinkable. 67 years ka intezaar khatam hua aur J&K ne do baar ki champion Bengal ko unhi ke ghar mein dhool chata kar pehli baar Ranji Trophy ke final mein jagah bana li hai. Kalyani ka maidan gawah bana jab Abdul Samad aur Auqib Nabi ne apni performance se Bengal ke kile ko dher kar diya.

The Inner Story: J&K ka Masterclass aur Shami ka Khauf

Match ka mahaul bilkul garam tha. Jammu & Kashmir ko jeet ke liye 83 runs chahiye the aur haath mein 8 wickets baki the. Par ye raah itni aasaan nahi thi kyunki samne Mohammed Shami aur Akash Deep ki jodi aag ugal rahi thi. Mohammed Shami ne apni swing se Shubham Pundir ke dande ukhad diye, wahi Akash Deep ne captain Paras Dogra ko chalta kiya. Ek waqt par score 71 for 4 tha aur J&K ke camp mein thodi nervousness saaf dikh rahi thi.

Lekin tab entry hui Abdul Samad ki. Samad ne aate hi dikha diya ki kyun unhe Gamechanger kaha jata hai. Unhone Akash Deep ko ek flat six mara aur phir Shahbaz Ahmed ko back-to-back do chhake jad kar Bengal ke comeback ke saare sapne tod diye. Vanshaj Sharma ne dusre chor se himmat dikhayi aur Mukesh Kumar ko straight drive maar kar J&K ko us manzil tak pahuncha diya jiska sapna unhone dashakon se dekha tha.

Wahi dusri taraf, Lucknow mein Karnataka vs Uttarakhand ke match mein alag hi level ki Dominance dekhne ko mili. Karnataka ne Uttarakhand ko poori tarah se dismantle kar diya hai. R Smaran ne match mein apna dusra satak thoka, wahi KL Rahul ne bhi unbeaten 70 runs banakar Uttarakhand ke bowlers ki halat patli kar di. 802 runs ki lead! Ye lead nahi, ye tabaahi hai.

Analysis & Numbers: Statistical Dominance

  • Auqib Nabi: Match haul of 9 for 123. He was the real architect of J&K's historic win.
  • Abdul Samad: Crucial 82 in the first innings and an unbeaten 30 off just 27 balls in the chase. Pure power.
  • Mohammed Shami: 8 wickets for 90 runs in the first innings. Class is permanent, but even his heroics couldn't save Bengal.
  • R Smaran: Two centuries in the same match and now stands atop the run-scorer's list with 950 runs.
  • Karnataka: A mammoth 802-run lead. This is one of the most one-sided semi-finals in recent history.

The Guru Gyan Verdict:

J&K ki ye jeet sirf ek cricket match ki jeet nahi hai, ye ek jazbe ki jeet hai. Bengal jaisi giant team ko unke ghar mein harana koi bacchon ka khel nahi hai. Abdul Samad ne dikha diya hai ki unke paas wo 'X-factor' hai jo bade matches jitata hai. Wahi Karnataka ne Uttarakhand ke saath jo kiya hai, wo professional level par trolling se kam nahi hai. 802 runs ki lead ka matlab hai ki final Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir hone wala hai. Prepare ho jaiye ek epic finale ke liye!

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