Vijay Hazare Trophy 15-16: Jharkhand

Delhi [225/10 (50)] beat Jharkhand [126/10 (38)] by 99 runs

The Jharkhand campaign came to a halt in the Qaurter-Finals stage against Delhi. Put into bat, Delhi racked a total of 225 on a two-paced dodgy pitch with uneven bounce. The Jharkhand chase got derailed with a completed failure from all the batsmen, save for Dhoni who remained unbeaten on 70 in a combined team total of 126. Finally Dhoni got going but the other batsmen could not put in the kind of performances which had carried them to the knock-out stage.

Overall, it was a good campaign for Jharkhand with 5 wins and 2 losses. And there was a lot of media spotlight with Dhoni playing. And with Ishan Kishan appointed India Under-19 captain for the World Cup, the media coverage only increased with the game being telecast live. Good media coverage backed by a decent performance should certainly improve the chances of the players especially the likes of Nadeem, Tiwary, Jaggi, Rahul Shukla, Kaushal Singh et al.

Trivia: Varun Aaron was leading the team which had the national team and the U-19 team skippers in the line-up.

Season Stats:

Top Scorers

1. Ishank Jaggi - 237 @ 39.50
2. Saurabh Tiwary - 193 @ 38.60
3. MS Dhoni - 179 @ 35.80

Top Score - Saurabh Tiwary, 87* vs Kerala

Most Wckets

1. Shahbaz Nadeem - 13 @ 13.15
2. Rahul Shukla - 13 @ 17.62
3. Sonu Singh - 7 @ 5.00

Best Performance - Sonu Singh 4/15 vs Railways

Player Count: 15

List A Debuts: Ankit Dabas, Sonu Singh, Vikash Singh

Coming Up Next: Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy from January 3rd.

P.S. - Group Stage Reveiw (Link)

Vijay Hazare Trophy 15-16: Jharkhand Group Stage Review

Dhoni playing in a domestic game after many seasons dramatically increased Jharkhand’s media coverage. in a first, we had full page articles in Mumbai Mirror for a Jharkhand List A Game. And the increased attention helped the team's cause as they marched into the quarter-finals after winning 5 of their 6 games and topping the Group stage. 

Game 1: Jharkhand [210 (50)] beat Jammu & Kashmir [205/7(50)] by 5 runs

Points: Jharkhand 4, Jammu & Kashmir 0

Team: Ishank Jaggi, Ankit Dabas, Anand Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, MS Dhoni, Kumar Deobrat, Kaushal Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem, Varun Aaron, Rahul Shukla, Jaskaran Singh

List A debut – Ankit Dabas

Key Performances: Ishank Jaggi (54), Kaushal Singh (53), Shahbaz Nadeem (3/28)

Game 2: Jharkhand [177/7(47)] lost to Gujarat [179/4(40.5)] by 6 Wickets

Points: Jharkhand 0, Gujarat 4

Key Performances: MS Dhoni (44), Nadeem (2/36)

Team Changes: None

Game 3: Kerala [236/8(50)] lost to Jharkhand [240/5(47)] by 5 wickets

Points: Jharkhand 4, Kerala 0

Key Performances: Rahul Shukla (3/47), Saurabh Tiwary (87*), Kaushal Singh (48)

Team Changes: None

Game 4: Haryana [133/10 (33/50)] lost to Jharkhand [134/1 (29.4)] by 9 wickets

Points: Jharkhand 4, Haryana 0

Key Performances: Shukla (3/33), Nadeem (2/17), Aaron (2/21), Jaggi (62*)

Team Changes: In – Monu Kumar; Out - Jaskaran

Game 5: Jharkhand [216/8(50)] beat Karnataka [169/10 (45)] by 47 runs

Points: Jharkhand 4, Karnataka 0

Key Performances: Jaggi (50), Deobrat (47*), Nadeem (3/15), Sonu Singh (3/20)

Team Changes: In – Sonu Singh (making his List A debut); Out - Monu Kumar

Game 6: Jharkhand [211/5 (45)] beat Railways [96/10 (37)] by 115 runs

Points: Jharkhand 4, Railways 0

Key Performances: Tiwary (49), Sonu Singh (4/15), Nadeem (2/21), Ankit Dabas (2/20)

List A debut for Vikash Singh, who has previously played 10 T20 games

Team Changes: In – Monu Kumar, Vikash Singh; Out – Aaron, Shukla; Deobrat leading the team

Season Stats

Top Scorer: Ishank Jaggi - 236 @ 47.20

Highest Wickets: Shahbaz Nadeem 13 @ 11.15

Player Count: 15

Captain Count: 2

List A debuts: 3

Coming Up Next: Quarter-final against Delhi on 23rd Dec