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
- Saurabh Tiwary 154 @ 51.33, 1x50
- Ishank Jaggi 143 @ 47.67, 2x50
- Utkarsh Singh 89 @ 22.50
Highest Wicket-takers
- Anukul Roy 6 @ 20.33
- Monu Kumar 4 @ 13.00
- 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.