Overall, it was a decent campaign for Jharkhand topping the Group stages and then starting well in the Super League but faltering in the end. They certainly missed the services of their star players Ishan Kishan and Shahbaz Nadeem in the later stages of the tournament.
Group Stage
Game 1: Jharkhand 158/4 (20) beat Delhi 155/5 (20) by 3 runs
Key Performers: Virat Singh 70*(49), Shahbaz Nadeem 2/26, Rahul Shukla 2/35
T20 Debut: Anukul Roy
Game 2: Jammu & Kashmir 168/9 (20) lost to Jharkhand 170/1 (16.4) by 9 wickets
Key Performers: Rahul Shukla 5/36, Monu Kumar 2/31, Ishan Kishan 100* (55)
Game 3: Jharkhand 219/1 (20) beat Manipur 98/9 (20) by 121 runs
Key Performers: Ishan Kishan 113* (62), Virat Singh 73*(46), Utkarsh Singh 3/7, Rahul Shukla 3/14, Anukul Roy 2/17
T20 Debut: Utkarsh Singh
Game 4: Jharkhand 219/1 (20) beat Manipur 98/9 (20) by 121 runs
Key Performers: Ishan Kishan 113* (62), Virat Singh 73*(46), Utkarsh Singh 3/7, Rahul Shukla 3/14, Anukul Roy 2/17
T20 Debut: Utkarsh Singh
Game 4: Jharkhand 197/3 (20) beat Nagaland 143/3 (20) by 55 runs
Key Performers: Ishan Kishan 52 (39), Kumar Deobrat 69* (32), Anukul Roy 47* (23)
Game 5: Andhra 179/10 (19.5) beat Jharkhand 176/10 (19.5) by 3 runs
Key Performers: Shahbaz Nadeem 3/26, Varun Aaron 3/49, Rahul Shukla 2/33, Saurabh Tiwary 54 (32)
Game 6: Kerala 176/6 (20) lost to Jharkhand 180/5 (19.1) by 5 wickets
Key Performers: Rahul Shukla 2/40, Vikash Singh 2/34, Saurabh Tiwary 50* (24), Anand Singh 72 (47)
Jharkhand qualified for Super League topping Group A.
Super League
Game 1: Jharkhand 148/7 (18) beat Gujarat 147/8 (18) by 1 run
Key Performers: Anand Singh 45 (36) & 2/26, Ishan Kishan 39 (19), Utkarsh Singh 2/22, Vikash Singh 2/25, Anukul Roy 2/25
T20 Debut: Supriyo Chakroborty
Game 2: Railways 135/8 (20) lost to Jharkhand 136/5 (19) by 5 wickets
Key Performers: Rahul Shukla 2/19, Anand Singh 53 (39), Virat Singh 50* (40)
Game 3: Jharkhand 126/9 (20) lost to Bengal 127/2 (13) by 8 wickets
Key Performers: Varun Aaron 2/24
Game 4: Maharashtra 153/4 (20) beat Jharkhand 139/8 (20) by 14 runs
Key Performers: Varun Aaron 2/22
Jharkhand finished 3rd in the Super League rounds and were eliminated.
Season Stats
Top Scorer:
- Virat Singh 339 @56.5
- Ishan Kishan 333 @55.5
- Anand Singh 316 @31.6
Highest Score – Ishan Kishan 113* vs Manipur
Most Wickets
- Rahul Shukla 16 @17.63
- Varun Aaron 9 @ 15.89
- Utkarsh Singh 7 @ 13
Best Figures – Rahul Shukla 5/36 vs Jammu & Kashmir
Player Count: 17
Debutantes: 3
Captain Count: 2 (Ishan Kishan, Anand Singh)
Thus, we come to an end of Jharkhand’s 2018-19 season. The team has been performing consistently well, but just coming short. Hopefully, the elusive final appearance and trophy drought would end next season!
Till next year!