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- Updated: January 2, 2017
Jharkhand 214 for 5 (Kishan 61, Jaggi 40*, RP Singh 3-48) trail Gujarat 390 (Panchal 149, Parthiv 62, Ajay Yadav 3-67, Shukla 3-71) by 176 runsScorecard
After a lacklustre opening day, Jharkhand lived in the hope of turning up better with the second new ball. Rajiv Kumar, the coach, was disappointed at their lack of intensity for most parts of Sunday. Having conceded 283 for 3, perhaps they may have gone on the defensive if this was a four-day game. But the extra day in the knockouts presents teams with the challenge to continue attacking. Jharkhand were rewarded handsomely for doing just that, but a batting slide, triggered by RP Singh, helped Gujarat nudge ahead on a see-saw second day in Nagpur.
It seemed as though the plan of Jharkhand’s pacers was to get the batsmen driving. A hint of swing in the first half hour meant hitting through the line wasn’t prudent. But Ajay Yadav stuck to his disciplines admirably and forced Gujarat to make mistakes. He picked up three wickets in a relentless nine-over spell that helped Jharkhand break open; Gujarat lost their last seven wickets for 96 to be bowled out for 390 in the third over after lunch.
Jharkhand were then rattled early by RP Singh, who dismissed Sumit Kumar and Pratyush Singh in an inspired seven-over spell. Virat Singh made an attractive 34 before being bowled, attempting a cut off Bhatt’s part-time offspin. Saurabh Tiwary’s …
