Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today congratulated the state cricket team for reaching the quarterfinal stage of the Ranji Trophy cricket tournament for the first time ever.
"Congratulations to the J&K cricket team for reaching the quarters of the Ranji trophy. 1st time since 2000 so well done chaps," Abdullah said.
In a fantastic achievement, the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team today qualified for Ranji Trophy quarterfinals for the first time since 2000, following a draw against Tripura in their final Group C league match at Agartala.
In 2000, Jammu and Kashmir had reached the knock-out stage of the Ranji Trophy for the first time by making it to the pre-quarterfinals.
The J&K team had taken the first innings lead and the draw was an expected result in Agartala. With three points from the tie, J&K ended tied on 28 points with Goa but qualified on the basis of their marginally better points quotient.
J&K had a quotient of 1.006 as against Goa's 1.005 after ending the fourth and final day at 87 for two while chasing 228.
J&K will play against Punjab at Baroda from January 8.
