Guwahati (Assam), Jan 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir began 2019 in style as they defeated hosts Assam by four wickets in their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game here on Tuesday.

Jammu and Kashmir needed 211 runs for an outright win when the proceedings began on the third day at the Barsapara cricket stadium.

They resumed at the overnight score of 19 for 1.

And for the visitors, one down Shubham Khajuria and skipper Parvez Rasool played identical knocks of 67.

While Khajuria took 194 balls and struck 8 boundaries in his innings, Rasool hit 11 boundaries in his 87-ball knock.

Owias Shah too played his part to perfection with a valuable 31 of 36 balls.

When Khajuria departed, he had taken his team on the cusp of a memorable win and then Irfan Pathan (33 not out) and Musaif Ajaz (7 not out) ensured that there was no further damage and the duo took the side home.

Jammu and Kashmir added 6 points to their kitty.

For the hosts, Arup Das was the pick of he bowlers as he returned with figures of 3-46 but could not help his team record a win.

Meanwhile at Porvorim in Goa, visitors Rajasthan secured the crucial first innings lead with middle order batsman Robin Bist remaining unbeaten on 169 against Goa.

At Palam in the national capital, Services have taken the first innings lead against Odisha, while at Jamshedpur hosts Jharkhand piled up 409 to take the first innings lead against Tripura.

Brief Scores: At Guwahati: Assam 128 and 245 versus Jammu and Kashmir 144 and 231/6 (Shubham Khajuria 67, Parvez Rasool 67, Irfan Pathan 33 not out, Arup Das 3-46).

Jammu and Kashmir won by four wickets.

Jammu and Kashmir 6 points, Assam 0 points.

At Porvorim: Goa 244 and 199 for 5(Sagun Kamat 96, Amit Verma 84 not out, T M Haq 3-39) versus Rajasthan 513 for 8declared (Robin Bist 169 not out, Mahipal Lomror 89, Ashok Menaria 76, Lakshay Garg 3 for 127).

Goa trail by 70 runs.

At Jamshedpur: Tripura 253 for 9and 146 for 2 (U U Bose 73 not out, B B Ghosh 61, Ashish Kumar 1-19) versus Jharkhand 409 (Kumar Deobrat 150, Nazim Siddiqui 134, Neelambuj Vats 5-50).

Tripura trail by 10 runs.

At New Delhi (Palam): Odisha 177 and 65/1 (Debasish Samantray 35 not out, Shantanu Mishra 30) versus Services 417/8 declared(Vikas Hathwala 115 not out, N K Singh 64, Rajat Paliwal 62, Govinda Poddar 2-85).

Odisha trail by 175 runs.

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