Host Himachal Pradesh registered a thrilling victory over Jammu and Kashmir on the last day of their North Zone Ranji tie at Mandi today, with the visitors losing their last wicket with the very last ball of the match

Chasing a victory target of 303 runs, Jammu and Kashmir could score only 257. The last recognised batsman, skiper Vijay Sharma, who scored a spirited 50, was not able to force a draw and was out on the last ball of the match. A deadly spell of 5-103 by Shakti Singh, who was ably supported by Vishal Bhatia (3-66), helped Himachal Pradesh register their first victory this year.

Resuming at the overnight score of 38 for no loss, the visitors lost the wicket of opener Ranjit Bali (22) at 51, while the other opener Raju Sharma (39) was bowled out at 71. Kavaljit Singh and Dhruv Mahajan scored 43 and 44 runs respectively, while the extras accounted for 25 runs.

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