UP Thrash J&K by 109 Runs in SMAT as Juyal, Veer Shine

KolkataAryan Juyal struck his second successive fifty, while Prashant Veer produced an fine all-round effort as Uttar Pradesh outclassed Jammu and Kashmir by 109 runs in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Group B match here on Friday.

- Press Trust Of India

This was Uttar Pradesh’s second win on the trot as they went to the top of Group B standings with eight points.

Fresh from a match-winning 93 not out against Goa, the promising wicketkeeper-batter Juyal was in his elements again, smashing three sixes and four fours in a 40-ball 51 to guide UP to 193/6 after Jammu and Kashmir opted to bowl.

Veer, the left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder, later returned with 3/20 to go with a blistering unbeaten 10-ball 37 (4×6, 3×4), including 24 runs in the final over off pacer Auqib Nabi, to give the UP innings a decisive push.