Ranji Trophy 2021-22 Quarter-Finals: Jharkhand vs Bengal

Bengal 773/7d 318/7d drew with Jharkhand 298/10. Bengal qualify for semi-finals

Karma is real. That must have been the feeling of Jharkhand team as Bengal did to them what they themselves had done to Nagaland in the previous game. i.e., bat till the 3rd day, then skittle out the opposition, take a big lead, bat again into the 5th day, declare and then shake hands.

This was another game more for the statistically obsessed.

Highlights:

• 9 – First ever instance of 9 batters scoring a 50 in the same first-class innings. Well done Bengal!
• Virat Singh – 6th first-class century & 3rd of the season. Maybe Sunrisers made a mistake by letting him go
• Shahbaz Nadeem – 22nd career 5-wicket haul. Unfortunately, it came in the second innings when it was all over.

Season Stats

Highest Scorers

1. Kumar Kushagra 439 @ 62.71, 1x200, 2x50
2. Virat Singh 391 @ 55.86, 3x100
3. Nazim Siddiqui 322 @ 35.78, 1x100, 2x50

Highest Wicket-takers

1. Shahbaz Nadeem 25 @ 24.96, 3x5, 1x10
2. Sushant Mishra 16 @ 30.94, 1x5
3. Anukul Roy 12 @ 33.67

Best Batting: Kumar Kushagra 254 vs Nagaland

Best Bowling: Sushant Mishra 5/27 vs Chhattisgarh

Player Count: 15

Captain Count: 2

First-Class Debut: 3

Coming Up Next: Wait for the next season to start, which should be a full one