Himachal Pradesh beat Jammu and Kashmir by six wickets in a North Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match at Bilaspur on Wednesday to collect 8 points. After Vimash Kawd's 122 (255 balls, 10 fours) had taken J&K to 233 all out, Anubhav Dutt bagged 5-48 to restrict Himachal to a lead of 34. Captain Munish Gupta's 87 was the cornerstone of Himachal's innings. But a disastrous collapse in their second innings spelt the end of J&K's challenge as they faded away to 118 with Kawd's 54 once more being the only spark. Set just 85 to win, Himachal breezed to 88-4 in the 24th over.

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