New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Jammu and Kashmir created history in West Bengal's Kalyani city, as they defeated Bengal by six wickets to reach their maiden Ranji Trophy final. With this win, Jammu and Kashmir became the first team from the Himalayan region to reach the summit clash of the Ranji Trophy competition.

Vanshaj Sharma (43*) and Abdul Samad (30*) played pivotal knocks to help Jammu and Kashmir chase down a target of 126 on the final day of the semi-final. Jammu and Kashmir had elected to field first, but Bengal went on to post 328 on the board in their first innings.

The major highlight of Bengal's innings was a fine century from Sudip Kumar Gharami (146), who hit 21 fours and one six during his knock. The visitors, however, fell 26 r...