Overview
- Auqib Nabi claimed a match haul of 9/123, including 5/87 in Bengal’s first innings, and added a crucial 42 with the bat to earn Player of the Match.
- Jammu & Kashmir defeated Bengal by six wickets in Kalyani, completing the chase in 34.4 overs to book their maiden Ranji Trophy final berth.
- Vanshaj Sharma finished unbeaten on 43 and Abdul Samad added 30 not out to steer the successful fourth-innings pursuit.
- In a BCCI Domestic video, Mohammed Shami advised Nabi to concentrate on hitting the stumps and to ignore external factors from his run-up.
- Nabi’s season tally stands at 55 wickets in nine matches with six five-fors, while Shami took 8/90 in the semifinal for Bengal.