With the departure of Mithun Manhas (13) and left-hander Vaibhav Rawal (6), the onus was on Bhatia and he did carry out his job manfully. With Milind who faced 81 balls hitting seven fours dropping anchor at one end, it gave Bhatia the ideal platform to launch into the spinners.

Leggie Manik Gupta (0/32 in 6 overs) and off-break bowler Ian Dev Singh (0/35 in 6 overs) were taken for 67 runs in their 12 wicketless overs which proved to be the turning point. Brief Scores: Jammu and Kashmir 245/4 in 49 overs (Ian Dev Singh 102 no, Ahmed Bandy 50, Rajat Bhatia 2/45) Delhi 249/6 (Rajat Bhatia 106 no, Milind Kumar 66). Delhi won by 4 wkts. Points: Delhi 4; Jammu and Kashmir 0. KHS 02131802 NNNN