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Jharkhand, led by Ishan Kishan and debutant Jatin Pandey, dominated Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy, enforcing a follow-on after a huge first-innings lead.
Ishan Kishan in action for Jharkhan in Ranji Trophy 2025-26
Jharkhand placed themselves in a dominant position, potentially on the brink of an innings victory, after pacer Jatin Pandey marked his first-class debut with an impressive five-wicket haul, forcing Tamil Nadu to follow on in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match on Friday.
At the close of play on the third day, hosts Tamil Nadu found themselves in deep trouble at 52 for three in their second innings, after being bowled out for a mere 93 in their first innings. This was thanks to Pandey’s 5/35 and his pace bowling partner Sahil Raj, who also delivered exceptional figures of 4/21 in 13.4 overs.
Jharkhand built on their captain Ishan Kishan’s formidable 173 to amass 419 all out in their first innings, despite being 157 for six at one point on Wednesday.
The young pace duo of Pandey and Raj combined to take nine wickets, dismissing Tamil Nadu for 93. This gave Jharkhand a substantial first-innings lead of 326 runs, prompting them to enforce the follow-on on a pitch that provided some assistance with the new ball.
By the end of the day’s play, Tamil Nadu trailed by 274 runs, with Jeganathan Hemchudeshan and C Andre Siddarth both unbeaten on 3.
Resuming the day at a precarious 18 for five, Tamil Nadu could only add 75 runs to their overnight total. Debutant and India U-19 star RS Ambrish top-scored with 28 off 44 balls in what was otherwise a poor batting performance.
Hemchudeshan (14) and Gurjapneet Singh (12) were the only other Tamil Nadu batsmen to reach double digits in their first innings.
Brief scores:
Jharkhand 1st innings: 419 all out in 132.1 overs (Ishan Kishan 173, Sahil Raj 77; Gurjapneet Singh 4/71) vs Tamil Nadu 1st innings 93 all out in 50.4 overs (Jatin Pandey 5/35, Sahil Raj 4/21) and 2nd innings: 52/3 in 27 overs (Rishav Raj 2/90).
In Bengaluru: Vidarbha 1st innings 463 all out in 130.2 overs (Aman Mokhade 183; Yash Rathod 71; Jonathan Rongsen 4/98) vs Nagaland 171 in 69.3 overs and 113 in 46.3 overs (Chetan Bist 55; Harsh Dubey 4/51) won by innings and 179 runs.
In Kanpur: Andhra 1st innings 470 all out in 143 overs (KS Bharat 142, Shaik Rashdee 136; Vipraj Nigam 4/136) vs Uttar Pradesh 1st innings 294/6 in 111 overs (Aryan Juyal 66, Rinku Singh 82, Madhav Kaushik 54) trail by 176 runs.
In Cuttack, Odisha, 1st innings: 271 all out in 116.1 overs (Rajesh Dhuper 94; Atit Seth 4/67) vs Baroda 1st innings 413/7 in 146 overs (Shivalik 124, Mitesh Patel 100, Sukirt Pandey 71; Sumit Sharma 3/104) lead by 142 runs.
(With PTI Inputs)
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