MUM vs JAM, Ranji Trophy: Again a brilliant knock by Shubham Khajuria. The J&K cricketer, who has scripted his name in the record book by scoring 255 runs against Maharashtra during the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season. Khajuria, 29, has played some useful innings throughout this tournament.
Star-pack Mumbai manages to score only 120
The Mumbai batting XI, featuring stars like Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Shreyas Iyer, and Shivam Dubey, has fallen measurably short against Jammu and Kashmir. The defending champion has managed to score only 120 runs against all ten wickets.
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Umar Nazir Mir and Yudhbir Singh have taken 4 wickets each. J&K’s innings kicked off in a staggering manner, as Mohit Awasthi struck early with the new ball for Mumbai by taking Vivrant Sharma’s wicket.
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J & K opener Shubham Khajuria’s crucial knock of 53(75) against Mumbai
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After losing his opening pair partner, Shubham Khajuria stood strong on the wicket. He played a 53-run innings with four boundaries and three over boundaries. Khajuria’s innings has helped J&K to edge past Mumbai’s first innings score, which is only 120. This is not the first time Shubham Khajuria batted graciously. The right-handed batter played a 72-run knock against Chandigarh, 159 runs against Chhattisgarh, 60 against Mizoram, and 45 against Tamil Nadu.
In recent times, players like Abdul Samad have made their names in domestic formats, as well as in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Khajuria, who played for the U19 India team in 2013, is waiting for some exciting moment to decorate his career more.