Thursday, February 15, 2018

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018: Jharkhand Review

A bad season for Jharkhand comes to an end with the team finishing 5th in Group D of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.  Here is a summary of the action.

Ishan Kishan takes over as captain of the Jharkhand team, while Ishank Jaggi continues to miss out on account of injury.

Game 1: Vidarbha 300/10 (49) beat Jharkhand 293/7 (50) by 7 runs
  • Key Performers: Rahul Shukla 4/52 (10), Shahbaz Nadeem 2/53 (10) & 21*, Atul Surwar 2/52 (9), Vikash Singh 2/78 (9) & 59* (37); Saurabh Tiwary 65 (77), Kumar Deobrat 60 (76). 
  • A valiant 8th wicket unbeaten partnership off 85 runs off 50 balls between Vikash & Nadeem wasn’t enough for Jharkhand to cross the line.
  • List A Debuts: Nazim Siddiqui, Atul Surwar, Sumit Kumar
  • Nazim Siddiqui had a golden duck on debut!
  • Vikash Singh recorded his highest List A Score & best bowling performance.
Game 2: Hyderabad 333/7 (50) beat Jharkhand 267 (46.5) by 66 runs
  • Key Performers: Rahul Shukla 2/69 (9), Ishan Kishan 51 (65) & Atul Surwar 58* (57)
  • Another valiant lower order partnership after a top order crumble!
  • Nazim Siddiqui got his 2nd duck in a row in his 2nd List A Game!
  • Virat Singh gets his 1st List A wicket.
  • Maiden List A 50 for Atul Surwar
Game 3: Services 202/9 (50) lost to Jharkhand 203/5 (30.5) by 5 wickets
  • Key Performers: Varun Aaron (3/20), Anukul Roy (2/20), Ishan Kishan 106 (75), Saurabh Tiwary 56* (67)
  • Senior debut for U-19 World Cup star Anukul Roy, who had an excellent game. 
  • 1st List A century for Ishan Kishan.
Game 4: Jharkhand 329/9 (50) lost to Saurashtra 333/6 (48.2) by 4 wickets
  • Key Performers: Ishan Kishan 93(96), Sumit Kumar (64)
  • List A debuts for Utkarsh Singh & Ashish Kumar
  • Maiden List A Fifty for Sumit Kumar
Game 5: Jharkhand 288/9 (50) lost to Chhattisgarh 294/3 (46) by 7 wickets
  • Key Performers: Saurabh Tiwary 107 (105), Kumar Deobrat 51 (74), Varun Aaron 2/51
  • 5th List A century for Saurabh Tiwary
Game 6: Jharkhand 296/9 (50) beat Jammu & Kashmir 199/10 (46) by 97 runs
  • Key Performers: Virat Singh 96 (97), Ashish Kumar 3/23 (7), Vikash Singh 3/37 (8), Anukul Roy 2/38 (10)
  • Team captained by Virat Singh in the absence of the injured Ishan Kishan.
  • Highest List A score for Virat Singh.
Season Stats
Top Scorers:
  • Saurabh Tiwary: 322 @ 64.40 
  • Ishan Kishan: 313 @ 78.25
  • Virat Singh: 195 @ 32.50
Most Wickets:
  • Vikash Singh: 8 @ 32.25
  • Rahul Shukla: 8 @ 36.00
  • Varun Aaron: 7 @ 34.14
That's it for this season with just the Irani Trophy and IPL left. Hoping to be back again next season where there is a good chance of Bihar also featuring. So might cover two teams instead of one!

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Arbit Stats #68

Women's ODI #1906: South Africa vs India, Kimberely
By having Laura Wolvaardt caught behind, Jhulan Goswami became the first women cricketer to reach the landmark of 200 ODI wickets. And this was achieved in her 166th match.

Coincidentally, compatriot Kapil Dev was the first male cricketer to reach the 200 wicket mark, also in his 166th match!

A video of Kapil Dev taking his 200th wicket! This was way back in the 80s and yet wasn't able to find a video of yesterday's game!