Ranji Trophy: Ravindra Jadeja's all-round show helps Saurashtra take upper hand
Riding on a superb all-round performance by Ravindra Jadeja, Saurashtra have taken a first innings against Jharkhand on the first day of their Group C Ranji Trophy match here.
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Rajkot: Riding on a superb all-round performance by Ravindra Jadeja, Saurashtra have taken a first innings against Jharkhand on the first day of their Group C Ranji Trophy match here.
Electing to bat, Jharkhand kept losing wickets at regular interval as Jadeja wreaked havoc, taking six wickets for 71, while Kamlesh Makvana (4/46) also chipped in with four scalps.
Opener Ishan Kishan top scored with 87 but only three other batsmen could reach the double-digit mark.
Replying to Jharkhand's total, Saurashtra also did not have a good start and they also failed to apply themselves.
But thanks to Jadeja's 75-ball 58, the home team managed to take a slight edge over their opponents.
For Jharkhand, Shahbaz Nadeem claimed four for 38.
Brief scores:
Jharkhand 1st innings: 168 all out (Ishan Kishan 87, Ravindra Jadeja 6/71, Kamlesh Makvana 4/46).
Saurashtra 1st innings: 205 all out (Ravindra Jadeja 58, Cheteshwar Pujara 27; Shahbaz Nadeem 4/38).