Its been a good season for Jharkhand. Different format, yet the same result. Jharkhand marched into the second stage with ease in the national T20 tournament.
Game 1 : Tripura [146/7(20)] lost to Jharkhand [150/1(18.3)] by 9 wickets
Points: Jharkhand 4, Tripura 0
Lineup: Virat Singh, Ishank Jaggi, Saurabh Tiwary, Kumar Deobrat, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vikash Singh, Ankit Dabas, Monu Kumar, Prakash Seet, Kaushal Singh, Sumit Kumar
T20 debuts: Ankit Dabas, Monu Kumar, Sumit Kumar
Key Performers: Nadeem (3/18), Virat Singh (65), Jaggi (75*)
Game 2: Rajasthan [120/9(20)] lost to Jharkhand [121/2(19.5)] by 8 wickets
Points: Jharkhand 4, Rajasthan 0
Key Performers: Vikash Singh (4/12), Saurabh Tiwary (61* & 3 Catches), Sumit Kumar (38*)
Game 3: Jharkhand [104/9(20)] lost to Punjab [105/3(17.3)] by 7 wickets
Points: Jharkhand 0, Punjab 4
Team Changes: Out – Saurabh Tiwary, In – Anand Singh
Key Performers: Virat Singh (41), Prakash Seet (2/31)
Game 4: Jharkhand [179/4(20)] beat Jammu & Kashmir [103/7(20) by 76 runs
Points: Jharkhand 4, Jammu & Kashmir 0
Team Changes: Out – Anand Singh, Monu Kumar, Ankit Dabas; In – Saurabh Tiwary, Shasheem Rathour, Sonu Singh
T20 Debut: Shasheem Rathour, Sonu Singh
Key Performers: Rathour (50 & 1/17 on debut), Tiwary (57*), Sonu Singh (2/16), Nadeem (2/16)
Jharkhand beat J&K across all 3 formats in the 2015-16 season
Game 5: Saurashtra [128/5(20)] lost to Jharkhand [132/3(19.3)] by 7 wickets
Points: Jharkhand 4, Saurashtra 0
Team Changes: Out – Ankit Dabas, In – Saurabh Tiwary
Key Performers: Sonu Singh (2/23), Rathour (1/18 & 27), Virat Singh (41)
Game 6: Kerala [169/6(20)] lost to Jharkhand [174/4(19)] by 6 Wickets
Points: Jharkhand 4, Kerala 0
Team Changes: Out- Virat Singh, In – Ankit Dabas
Key Performers: Nadeem (3/31), Jaggi (45), Kaushal Singh (33)
Season Stats:
Top Scorer: Saurabh Tiwary 174 @174
Most Wickets: 9 @15.67
Player Count: 14
Jharkhand qualified for the quarter-finals finishing joint top of the group with Kerala. And alongwith Vidarbha are the only 2 dometic teams to reach the second stage in each of the 3 national competitions. Thats quite an achievement, specially given the absence of some key players on national duties.
Coming Up Next: Syed Mustaq Ali Super League where Jharkhand are clubbed with Uttar Pradesh, Delhi & Gujarat, with the group toppers reaching the finals.
Fixtures:
15-Jan-16: Jharkhand vs Uttar Pradesh
16-Jan-16: Jharkhand vs Delhi
18-Jan-16: Jhakrhand vs Gujarat
20-Jan-16: Finals