03 January,2017 08:14 AM IST | | PTI
Jharkhand reached 214-5 in their first innings after bowling Gujarat out for 390 as both the teams shared the honours Day Two of their Ranji Trophy semi-final
Jharkhand's Ishan Kishan (right) and Ishank Jaggi. Pic/PTI
Nagpur: Jharkhand reached 214-5 in their first innings after bowling Gujarat out for 390 as both the teams shared the honours Day Two of their Ranji Trophy semi-final here yesterday.
Resuming the day on a strong position of 283-3, Gujarat were bowled out after adding only 107 runs in their first innings as medium-pacers Ajay Yadav (3-67) and Rahul Shukla (3-71) picked wickets at regular intervals.
Jharkhand, in their reply, were left ruing the absence of a big partnership as Pratyush Singh (27), Virat Singh (34), Saurabh Tiwary (39) and Ishan Kishan (61) failed to convert their good starts into big knocks. Ishank Jaggi (40 not out) and Rahul Shukla (0 not out) were at the crease when stumps were drawn, with Jharkhand at 214-5 - still 176 runs behind.
However, maiden semi-finalists Jharkhand must be thankful to their bowlers, especially right-armer Ajay, who bowled his heart out as they bowled Gujarat out for 390 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Ground in Nagpur.
Opening batsman Priyank Kirit Panchal (149) could only add five runs to his overnight score as Ajay had him caught by Kaushal Singh in the fourth over of the day.
