Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Jharkhand secured a 42-run win over Saurashtra in a low-scoring Group D match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Edens Gardens, which saw 20 wickets fall in less than five hours, here on Wednesday.
Sent in, Jharkhand's innings folded for 125 in 27.3 overs with Ishan Kishan scoring a halfcentury (53) while Dhoni (23) and Ishank Jaggi (12) were the two other batsmen to reach double digits.
The paltry target proved too difficult for Saurashtra who were skittled out for 83 in 25.1 overs as Jharkhand registered their third successive victory. The Eden Gardens pitch was back in focus with its uneven bounce after only three batsmen from each camp posted double digits with Kishan notching up a solitary half-century. On a precarious-looking surface, it was the seamers who ruled the roost, grabbing all the 20 wickets on offer.
Jharkhand's pace spearhead Varun Aaron bowled his quota in one spell en route to 4/20 as he along with Rahul Shukla (4/32) and Jaskaran Singh accounted for all the 10 Saurashtra wickets.
Yuvi’s All-round show
Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Manpreet Gony complemented Yuvraj Singh's all-round show, adding 80 runs in 7.5 overs to guide Punjab to a three-wicket victory over Railways in a group A league game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Batting first, Railways scored 246/9 in 50 overs while Punjab reached the target in 49.1 overs. Yuvraj was the star performer scoring 66 runs and taking 2/35 with the ball. Other veteran Harbhajan Singh had 1/50 in 10 overs.
Gurkeerat anchored the innings with an unbeaten 69 off 84 balls that included four boundaries.