Kumar Suraj (89 n.o., 175b, 9×4) stood agency amidst challenges to attain an unbeaten half-century and assist Jharkhand put up 173 in its first innings on the opening day of its Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match in opposition to Bengal on the Eden Gardens right here on Tuesday.
Jharkhand struggled in opposition to Bengal’s competent tempo quartet, within the absence of Saurabh Tiwary, who twisted his ankle throughout morning follow, .
The sprightly Akash Deep, who captured 4 wickets, led the pack to mark a profitable comeback after lacking a lot of the match in opposition to Odisha as a result of concussion.
Bengal, which seized initiative by bundling out Jharkhand, couldn’t start its innings as a result of dangerous mild.
On a useful monitor within the morning, Akash Deep dealt the primary blow within the sixth over by hitting Kumar Deobrat’s off-stump with a gem of a supply. He produced one other to seek out Aryaman Sen’s outdoors edge.
Other pacers chipped in to tighten the screw.
Akash Ghatak bowled Jharkhand skipper Virat Singh and Mukesh Kumar, returning to the squad, had Anukul Roy caught at first slip.
Akash Deep pressured an fringe of proficient wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra to second slip as Jharkhand tottered at 77 for 5.
Mukesh, who broke the 32-run partnership between Suraj and Pankaj Kumar, secured three wickets.
Akash Deep trapped Shahbaz Nadeem in entrance to assert his fourth wicket, whereas Ishan Porel, bowling economically, scalped one.
Nothing may deter the gritty Suraj, although. Holding one finish, the left-hander positioned the ball within the gaps to get his boundaries.
Suraj, dropped as soon as, had one other fortunate escape on 73. Manoj Tiwary claimed a low catch at first slip off Akash Deep, however the on-field umpires neither agreed with the Bengal skipper nor referred it upstairs.
Suraj’s helpful stands price 30 and 20 with decrease order batters, Nadeem and Ashish Kumar respectively, took Jharkhand previous 150.
The scores:
Jharkhand — 1st innings: Kumar Deobrat b Akash Deep 8, Aryaman Sen v Abishek b Akash Deep 4, Kumar Suraj (not out) 89, Virat Singh b Ghatak 6, Anukul Roy c Tiwary b Mukesh 4, Kumar Kushagra c Abhimanyu b Akash Deep 4, Pankaj Kumar c Tiwary b Mukesh 21, Supriyo Chakraborty b Ishan 6, Shahbaz Nadeem lbw b Akash Deep 10, Rahul Shukla c Abishek b Mukesh 0, Ashish Kumar (run out) 12, Extras (lb-3, nb-3, w-3) 9, Total (in 66.2 overs) 173
Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-31, 3-56, 4-61, 5-77, 6-109, 7-120, 8-150, 9-153
Bengal bowling: Mukesh 21.2-3-61-3, Ishan 16-5-26-1, Akash Deep 21-5-62-4, Tiwary 1-0-6-0, Ghatak 7-2-15-1.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com