Pacer Simarjeet Singh bowled a sharp opening spell, reducing Jammu and Kashmir to 31 for 3 after eight Delhi batters contributed just 20 runs in their below-par total of 211 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group D match on Saturday.

Simarjeet moved the ball both ways to first dismiss Shubham Khajuria, caught by Ayush Doseja, and then removed Qamran Iqbal, who edged one to Sanat Sangwan in the slips.

Nightwatchman Sunil Kumar was bowled by an incoming delivery as Delhi, after a forgettable batting effort, smelt blood during the final hour of the day at Feroze Shah Kotla Ground.

With the new ball only 13 overs old, Simarjeet and fellow pacer Money Grewal will look to exploit the underlying moisture, a common feature at Kotla during winters.

This was precisely why Delhi’s opening

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