Mohammed Shami's younger brother Mohammed Kaif made his Vijay Hazare Trophy debut for Bengal on Saturday. The bowling all-rounder was included in the playing XI for Bengal's ongoing contest against Jammu and Kashmir at the Videocon Academy Ground in Kolkata.


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Overjoyed with the development, the Indian seamer took to Twitter to express his happiness and also motivated his younger brother to keep striving hard.


"Congratulations to my brother on your Vijay Hazare Trophy debut. We have waited for this moment. You are one step closer to the ultimate dream. Keep working hard," the bowler wrote in his tweet. 



What happened in the match?


After being asked to bat first, the Bengal side got off to a slow start, losing opener Abhishek Raman cheaply on 6. However, Abhimanyu Easwaran along with Ritwik Chowdhury steadied things down as the pair added 107 runs for the second wicket. 


Easwaran fell short of one run from completing his century, while Ritwik was dismissed on 55 by Abid Mushtaq. Following their dismissal, Bengal skipper Anustup Majumdar led his side from the front and remained unbeaten on 92 from 84 balls to help Bengal pile a gigantic 368/4 in 50 overs. Majumdar found great support Kaif Ahmed and Shahbhaz Ahmed. While Kaif Ahmed scored 42 from 27 deliveries, Shahbaz finished off unbeaten on 48 from 17 balls. 


In response to Bengal's 368, Parvez Rasool-led Jammu and Kashmir could only manage 286 and lost the contest by 82 runs.


Shami's younger brother Mohammed Kaif didn't have a memorable outing as the right-arm seamer gave away 60 runs and failed to notch a single wicket in the eight overs he bowled.