The Jharkhand campaign came to a halt in the Qaurter-Finals stage against Delhi. Put into bat, Delhi racked a total of 225 on a two-paced dodgy pitch with uneven bounce. The Jharkhand chase got derailed with a completed failure from all the batsmen, save for Dhoni who remained unbeaten on 70 in a combined team total of 126. Finally Dhoni got going but the other batsmen could not put in the kind of performances which had carried them to the knock-out stage.
Overall, it was a good campaign for Jharkhand with 5 wins and 2 losses. And there was a lot of media spotlight with Dhoni playing. And with Ishan Kishan appointed India Under-19 captain for the World Cup, the media coverage only increased with the game being telecast live. Good media coverage backed by a decent performance should certainly improve the chances of the players especially the likes of Nadeem, Tiwary, Jaggi, Rahul Shukla, Kaushal Singh et al.
Trivia: Varun Aaron was leading the team which had the national team and the U-19 team skippers in the line-up.
Season Stats:
Top Scorers
- Ishank Jaggi - 237 @ 39.50
- Saurabh Tiwary - 193 @ 38.60
- MS Dhoni - 179 @ 35.80
Top Score - Saurabh Tiwary, 87* vs Kerala
Most Wckets
- Shahbaz Nadeem - 13 @ 13.15
- Rahul Shukla - 13 @ 17.62
- Sonu Singh - 7 @ 5.00
Best Performance - Sonu Singh 4/15 vs Railways
Player Count: 15
List A Debuts: Ankit Dabas, Sonu Singh, Vikash Singh
Coming Up Next: Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy from January 3rd.
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