Friday, November 12, 2021

Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy 2021-22: Jharkhand Review

A middling start for the season for Jharkhand. 3 losses on the trot followed by 2 wins to finish 3rd in the Group and getting knocked out early. Some of the games could have gone easily gone the Saurabh Tiwary lead side’s way. Here is the game-by-game summary of the tournament. 

Game 1: Jharkhand 146/5 (20) lost to Rajasthan 147/4 (17.3) by 6 wickets 
Highlights: Kumar Deobrat 51 (34) 
T20 Debut: Kumar Kushagra 

Game 2: Himachal Pradesh 144/8 (20) beat Jharkhand 137/9 (20) by 7 runs 
Highlights: Monu Kumar 3/31, Anukul Roy 2/18 & 39(19) 

Game 3: Andhra 165/4 (20) beat Jharkhand 157/9 (20) by 8 runs 
Highlights: Ishank Jaggi 62 (39) 
T20 Debut: Shubham Singh 

Game 4: Jharkhand 181/5 (20) beat Haryana 165/10 (19.3) by 16 runs 
Highlights: Jaggi 51 (42), Saurabh Tiwary 58* (35), Bal Krishna 3/34, Anukul Roy 2/27, Shahbaz Nadeem 1/17 

Game 5: Jammu & Kashmir 156/6 (20) lost to Jharkhand 157/5 (19.2) by 5 wickets 
Highlights: Utkarsh Singh 2/22 

Season Stats 
Highest Scorers 
  1. Saurabh Tiwary 154 @ 51.33, 1x50 
  2. Ishank Jaggi 143 @ 47.67, 2x50 
  3. Utkarsh Singh 89 @ 22.50 
Highest Wicket-takers 
  1. Anukul Roy 6 @ 20.33 
  2. Monu Kumar 4 @ 13.00 
  3. Shubham Singh 4 @ 24.75 
Best Batting: Ishank Jaggi 62 vs Andhra 
Best Bowling: Bal Krishna 3/34 vs Haryana 
Players Used: 17 
T20 Debut: 2 

Overall, not a particularly great run for Jharkhand. Ishan Kishan was certainly missed.

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy 2021-22: Bihar Review

After last season’s run into the knock-outs, Bihar got promoted into the Elite groups. After a good start with a win against Railways, the momentum fizzled out for the Ashutosh Aman led side. Here is a game-by-game summary of the tournament for Bihar 

Game 1: Bihar 169/4 (20) beat Railways 134/10 (18) by 35 runs 
Highlights: Bipin Saurabh 72 (54), Abhijeet Saket 3/15, Hrishi Raj 3/31, Ashutosh Aman 2/25 
T20 Debut: Bipin Saurabh, Hrishi Raj, Yashasvi Rishav 

Game 2: Bihar 131/5 (20) lost to Kerala 132/3 (14.1) by 7 wickets 
Highlights: Sakibul Gani 53* (41), Ashutosh Aman 2/31 

Game 3: Bihar 135/8 (20) lost to Assam 136/17 (18.5) by 3 wickets 
Highlights: Babul Kumar 82 (57), Ashutosh Aman 1/9, Abhijeet Saket 2/25 
T20 Debut: Kumar Rajnish, Malay Raj 

Game 4: Bihar 59/10 (18) lost to Madhya Pradesh 60/1 (5.4) by 9 wickets 
T20 Debut: Shashi Anand, Shekhar Singh 

Game 5: Bihar 118/6 (20) lost to Gujarat 121/5 (19.1) by 5 wickets 
Highlights: Mangal Mahrour 64* (51), Ashutosh Aman 2/10 
T20 Debut: Anunay Singh 

Season Stats 
Highest Scorers 
  1. Babul Kumar 131 @ 32.75, 1x50 
  2. Bipin Saurabh 125 @ 25.00, 1x50 
  3. Mangal Mahrour 119 @ 29.75, 1x50 
Highest Wicket-takers 
  1. Ashutosh Aman 7 @ 10.71 
  2. Abhijeet Saket 7 @ 18.29 
  3. Hrishi Raj 4 @ 17.00 
Best Batting: Babul Kumar 82 vs Assam 
Best Bowling: Abhijeet Saket 3/15 vs Railways 
Players Used: 19 
T20 Debut: 8 

Overall, a poor run for Bihar finishing bottom of the group.