Jharkhand start with six-wicket win over Maharashtra. File Pic[/caption]Internet Desk: Jharkhand today got the remaining 37 runs to open their campaign with a six-wicket victory over Maharashtra in a group league encounter of the Ranji Trophy, on Sunday.
With a small victory target of 93, Jharkhand coming in at 56 for four, did not have much problems as they achieved their goal in only 6.5 overs.
Virat Singh (33*) and Anand Singh (25*) added 48 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket stand.
Maharashtra scored 210 and 188 in their two innings while Jharkhand scored 306 in their first essay with Kaushal Singh scoring 130.
The match attracted some attention because India's limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was training with the team and was present during the first few days watching his statemates fighting it out there in the middle.
Kaushal was adjudged Man of the Match.
In an other match, Rajasthan managed to escape with a draw but Saurashtra picked up three points on account of their first innings in their opening Group B Ranji Trophy encounter which ended here today.
On the fourth and final day of the game, Rajasthan were bowled out for 105 in their first innings in reply to Saurashtra's massive total of 430.
Forced to follow on, Rajasthan were again tottering at 30/4 before stumps were drawn.
Shaurya Sanandia was the wrecker-in-chief for Saurashtra, snaring six wickets, which broke the back of Rajasthan's batting in the first innings. He added one more to his kitty in the second innings.
Opener Manender Singh was the lone Rajasthan batsman to play a knock of significance with his 59-ball 44 in the first innings.
Brief Scores :
Railways 331 & 245/7d, Punjab 215 & 170/3, Match drawn
- Tamil Nadu 87 & 185, Mumbai 176 all out & 97/8,(Indrajhit28*), Mumbai won by 2 wickets
- Baroda 544/8d , Gujarat 554/4, Match drawn
- Madhya Pradesh 465 all out, Uttar Pradesh 176 & 225(f/o), Madhya Pradesh won by an innings and 64 runs
- Assam 193 & 313, Delhi 589/8d, Delhi won by 83 runs
- Maharashtra 210 & 188, Jharkhand 396 & 93/4, Jharkhand won by 6 wickets
- Odhisa 150 & 274/9, Vidarbha 272/6d, Match drawn
- Saurashtra 430 all out , Rajasthan 105 & 30, Match drawn
- Himachal Pradesh 357 all out, Andhra 167/1, Match drawn
- Tripura 118 & 149, Chhattisgarh 255 & 13/1, Chhattisgarh won by 9 wickets
- Goa 164 & 258, Hyderabad 388 & 35/1. Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
- Services 197 & 329/6d, Haryana 136/1, Match drawn
- Kerala 306, J&K 121 & 91/4 (f/o), Match drawn
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