32.3 Early success after lunch for Jammu & Kashmir! And the disciplined Mohan has been lulled into a false shot. At the top of his bowling mark, Nasir just signaled to deep square leg to move to his left. Perhaps that played on the mind of Mohan, who expected a short ball and was struck in the crease. Nasir then bowls it full and very wide outside off. Mohan could have left it all day long. But he doesn't. He is deep in the crease, merely leans back and throws his hands at it away from the body for the drive. Only ends up nicking it behind. Luckily for J&K and Nasir, he has his front foot behind the line 108/3

3.2 Nicked off! And J&K get a brief scare as the umpire only raises the finger belatedly. Sunil pitches it up just outside off, on the fourth stump and gets it to swing away. Sangwan pushes at it away from the body only because it is angled in towards off. But he ends up reaching out with very little footwork and feathering an outside edge to Wadhwan behind. J&K celebrate because of the obvious noise but turned back to see the batter unmoved. Until the umpire raised his finger. Early strike for the hosts, just what they would have wanted after winning the toss 8/1

10.3 Catching practice for first slip and Gharami is out cheaply! Nasir lands this on a length outside off, 124.5kph, and gets it to swing away. Gharami hangs back and looks to punch it away from the body. Gets a thick outside edge and Samad makes no mistake. A little bit of extra bounce as well helped the bowler. A first first-class wicket for Nasir and that's a lovely way to get on the board 32/2

43.1 gone!! Taken one-handed by the keeper tumbling down the leg side. Sarfaraz falls after looking set for a big score. But wait, the umpires converge to confirm if the catch was taken cleanly. The first replay from behind-the-keeper angles shows Wadhawan did take it well, even as he juggled the ball. So Sarfaraz departs. He went jabbing at this short-of-a-length ball seaming in and finishing outside leg, with his bottom hand nearly coming off the bat. Bonus wicket for J&K, really 133/4

45.3 got him!! Sliced to short cover. Pant falls after a frustrating few deliveries in this over. The man was placed close in, which is unusual, but it works for J&K. He decides to advance down the pitch again, and slices hard at this length delivery on middle by opening the face of the bat. But it's hit aerially, and perfectly lands into the hands of the close-in fielder. Nazir lands two massive blows on RoI 137/5

67.6 A flying catch from Samad at wide slip ends Smaran's stay! Full and outside off, given the marauding mood Smaran was in, he went for the drive through the off side. Gets a thick outside edge and Samad leaps to his left to end what was a superb knock. End of a handy partnership for Rest of India 237/9

50.2 Jaffa! Jain is stunned and is stood looking at the off stump that is pegged back. Lotra tosses it up and lands it on off. It lands and straightens massively. Jain prods forward to drive it through off and ends up playing well inside the line of the ball because of the dip and turn. Then sees the ball strike off pole. Rest of India crumble further 150/6

53.2 A dipping yorker! Is there an inside edge? A celebrappeal from Sunil but J&K think a lot before opting for the review. He floats it full and it swings it to hit Suthar on his front toe that is adjacent to the stumps. The only question is whether there is bat involved. Bat hits pad, not the ball. Eyes on the ball-tracking, which says it would crash into leg. Sunil has deserved a lot more wickets with his bowling today, but here is his second for now. Suthar massively disappointed with that and drags himself off as it is tea on day one. 155/7

60.5 Sharp catch by Samad and he makes up for the drop from a few overs ago. Tossed up just outside off, extra flight which Akash Deep cannot resist. Looks to go big over the off side but gets a thick outside edge. It goes quickly to the left of first slip where Samad moves swiftly to pouch. Ends of the 39-run stand 194/8

68.1 bowled him!! Choudhary departs first ball after drinks. Sunil has his third wicket. He bowls this on a length, swinging this into the left-hand batter. Choudhary went for a big heave by almost blindly swinging his bat. The ball smashed into the stumps, though 237/10

11.2 Sharp bouncer, and given out caught behind! Iqbal doesn't think he has edged it and reviews. Choudhary digs it short and it lands just outside leg. Iqbal walks down the track inside the line of the ball but then hops in a bid to fend it. Clearly, he's taken by surprise. His bottom hand comes off but the ball brushes the left glove whiich is holding the bat. Snicko proves it and Iqbal given his marching orders. J&K slip further and lose a review as well 37/4

5.1 Pant is up in celebreappeal for a caught-behind chance, but the umpire is unmoved. And Pant reviews. Choudhary bowled it on a length, and just outside off. There was no movement off the pitch there. Pundir went blocking, with bat and pad really close. So was Pant convinced because bat hit pad? We'll know soon. Wait, wait... the third umpire checks replays, and observes a second spike on UltraEdge as the ball also kisses the outside edge after the bat hits the pad. Pundir falls as J&K lose their first 16/1

6.5 gobbled up by Pant!! He casually throws the ball down after taking it. A tame dismissal in the end. Akash Deep bowled a short ball around middle and off, and Nazir looked to sway out of the way. But he ended up dangling his bat horizontally. The ball took the top edge, and flew for Pant to move forward to take a simple catch 21/2

9.6 A corker and it's almost an action replay of the previous ball that gets rid of Khajuria! Choudhary bowls it slightly fuller and wider, lands it on off, gets it to move in a touch. Khajuria once again plants his front foot forward and hangs his bat out away from the body to defend. Ends up reaching out. The inward movement means the ball deflects off the inside edge onto the stumps. Early wicket for Rest of India and the challenge gets tougher for Jammu & Kashmir 36/3

59.4 Out? Skier has been taken at deep fine leg. DOGRA GONE FOR 75, CHOUDHARY HAS FIVE! Halfway length on middle. Dogra was in the crease, jumped back and went for the pull. Wanteed to hit it into the ground, maybe just behind square, but the top edge took it right up. Ball went straight to the fielder. Skip gets a pat on the back after taking his state close to parity 230/9

38.4 There's the breakthrough! A soft dismissal and Samad would be kicking himself. Mukesh lands it on a length just outside off, gets it move away a little. Invites the drive despite not exactly being on a driving length. Samad pushes at it with hard hands, gets a thick outside edge that carries to Sangwan at gully where he takes it with a dive to his right. End of the 101-run partnership with J&K now trailing by 99. This is eerily similar to yesterday now - half-centurion Mohan getting out in the second over after lunch 138/5

43.6 A fourth wicket for Choudhary and he roars in celebration! Wadhawan's tentativeness costs him but the umpires want to be sure about the catch. He lands it on a fullish length on middle and off and slanting away. Wadhawan comes forward and just hangs his bat out perhaps in an attempt to steer it past the cordon. He only ends up edging it to first slip where Smaran clasps it with fingers under the ball. A few replays confirm that he had his fingers under it and did not grass it. A long, nervous wait for Wadhawan results with the outcome going against him 156/6

44.6 Huge appeal and given! Mushtaq reviews straightaway and I think it pitched outside leg. Mukesh bowls it full on leg and it swings in further. Mushtaq hangs back to clip it but is beaten on the inside edge and is hit pretty low on the front pad. Pitches just in line but would have swung in and clipped the stumps, shows ball-tracking. Umpire's call and Mushtaq has to walk back for a two-ball blob even if J&K retain the review 157/7

48.2 Gully is close and ball goes right to him! Sangwan had to run back, carried by the momentum of the ball. Took it around the belly. Was a floaty half-volley just outside off. Lotra went for the full-fledged punch through cover, touch too late on it, 50-plus lead there for RoI's taking now 166/8

64.2 Plumb in front! A hint of reverse swing into play. Oh, Nasir knows he's toast and starts walking back but then remembers he can use the DRS. Akash Deep pitches this up on off, a hint of inward movement. Nasir is rooted to the crease as he looks to whip it across the line with the bat facing mid-on. Misses and is hit low on the right knee-roll. Ball-tracking is a mere formality as it returns three reds. Take nothing away from this Nasir counter-attack. Thanks to that, J&K have finished with a 41-run lead 278/10