J&K suffers 5th consecutive defeat
Chennai, Oct 1:
Jharkhand continued its winning run, beating Bengal in a high-scoring match in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group ‘C’ league here Monday.
There were also wins for Services, the surprise packet of the tournament so far and Team Rajasthan, which earned its first win.
Bengal rode on Abhimanyu Easwaran’s superb knock of 149 (162 balls, 14X4, 1X6) and skipper Manoj Tiwary’s 69 (72 balls, 5X4, 3X6) to post a total of 267 for 8 in 50 overs.
In reply, Anand Singh (118) and captain Ishan Kishan (56) powered Jharkhand by posting a 119-run partnership for the first wicket.
The team remained on track despite, losing wickets in the middle.
Jharkhand was 264 for 9 in 49 overs when bad light stopped play, but emerged winner on the VJD method.
Manendra Singh (101) starred for Rajasthan.
In another match Services thrashed Jammu & Kashmir by 120 runs.
Services 322 in 49 overs (Rajat Paliwal 63 (66b, 9×4), Nakul Sharma 123 (98b, 9×4, 6×6), Parvez Rasool 5 for 62) beat J & K 220 in 42.2 overs (Paras Sharma 93 (97b, 10x4s, 1×6), Mohammed Mudhasir 30, Arjun Sharma 4 for 43, Nitin Tanwar 3 for 44). J & K: 0. (PTI)
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