It was a season where Jharkhand can look back and feel they were hard done by Tripura. Firstly, Tripura batted out 1 session and then frustrated Jharkhand by bowling only 22 overs in two and a half hours of play. Resulted in 3 points instead of 6 for Jharkhand who finished 3rd in the group just a single point behind 2nd placed Uttar Pradesh and miss out on a knock-out berth.
Jharkhand should look back with pride at their performance in this season. In 9 games they got 5 outright wins including one with bonus point, 3 with first-innings lead and one loss to Rajasthan. And all this was achieved with two of their first-choice players missing out on many games. Ishan Kishan on India A duty, while Shahbaz Nadeem got a maiden India call-up (although he did not get a game).
- Varun Aaron continued his rise back in the ranks. Looking back that IPL snub seems to have done him a world of good, with that county stint and Deodhar Trophy selection, he continued his return to form with 2 fifers and now has been rewarded with an IPL recall.
- Saurabh Tiwary got 2 centuries but not much else as he produced another 500 run season. But both 100s won the games for his team.
- Anukul Roy was the stand-out performer with his all-round shows. The debutante finished with 30 wickets and 374 runs performing a few lower-order rescues. One to watch out for the future.
- For Kumar Deobrat, this was a sort of coming of age season, as he lead the batting charts and got his maiden first-class century!
Round 1: Jharkhand (344 & 230/4d) drew with Assam (298 & 139/2); Jharkhand 3 Points
First Class Debut: Anukul Roy
Player of the Match: Ashish Kumar
Highlights: Ishan Kishan (120 in 2nd), Ashish Kumar (5/32 in 1st)
Round 2: Haryana (81 & 72) lost to Jharkhand (143 & 12/1) by 9 wickets; Jharkhand 6 Points, missed opportunity for bonus point.
Player of the Match: Ajay Yadav
Highlights: Varun Aaron (6/32 in 2nd)
Round 3: Rajasthan (100 & 379) beat Jharkhand (152 & 235) by 92 runs: Jharkhand 0 Points
First Class Debut: Alok Sharma
Highlights: Varun Aaron (5/22 in 1st)
Round 4: Goa (364 & 131) lost to Jharkhand (390 & 108/3) by 7 wickets; Jharkhand 6 Points
First Class Debut: Rahul Prasad
Player of the Match: Anukul Roy
Highlights: Anukul Roy (127 in 1st), Rahul Prasad (6/45 in 2nd)
Round 5: Jharkhand (172 & 288) beat Odisha (201 & 257) by 2 runs; Jharkhand 6 Points
Highlights: Saurabh Tiwary (132* in 2nd)
Round 6: Jharkhand (354 & 213/5d) drew with Uttar Pradesh (243 & 174/1); Jharkhand 3 Points
Player of the Match: Rahul Shukla
Highlights: Shahbaz Nadeem (109 in 1st), Rahul Shukla (5/65 in 1st)
Round 7: Jharkhand (193 & 343) beat Services (267 & 188) by 81 runs; Jharkhand 6 Points
Player of the Match: Utkarsh Singh
Highlights: Utkarsh Singh (114 in 2nd), Shahbaz Nadeem (7/62 in 2nd)
Round 8: Tripura (253 & 308) drew with Jharkhand (409 & 144/7); Jharkhand 3 Points. Jharkhand just fell short by 9 runs while Tripura bowled only 22 overs in two and a half hours of play in the final session!
Player of the Match: Kumar Deobrat
Highlights: Kumar Deobrat (140 in 1st), Nazim Siddiqui (134 in 1st)
Round 9: Jammu & Kashmir (151 & 120) lost to Jharkhand (319/9d) by an innings & 48 runs; Jharkhand 7 Points
Player of the Match: Saurabh Tiwary
Highlights: Ajay Yadav (5/16 in 1st), Saurabh Tiwary (134 in 1st)
Season Stats
Top Scorers:
- Kumar Deobrat – 631 @57.36
- Saurabh Tiwary – 536 @41.23
- Ishank Jaggi – 506 @33.73
Highest Score – Kumar Deobrat 140 vs Tripura
Most Wickets
- Anukul Roy – 30 @22.70
- Varun Aaron – 25 @23.68
- Rahul Shukla – 23 @21.35
Best Bowling – Shahbaz Nadeem – 7/62 vs Services
Player Count: 17
Debutantes: 3
Captain Count: 2, Ishan Kishan & Nazim Siddiqui (when Ishan was on India A duty)
Coming Up Next: Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy
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