Chennai, Oct. 15 -- A gritty and well-crafted unbeaten century by skipper Ishan Kishanand half century by Sahul Raj helped Jharkhand come out of a tight situation and post307 for six at close on the openingday of the first Elite A Group Ranji Trophy cricket match against Tamil Nadu CDCA-SriRamakrishna College of Arts and Science Ground, in Coimbatore today.
Batting first, Jharkhand lost wickets at regular intervals and were struggling at 157 for sixin 51 overs.
However, southpaw Ishan Kishan did the rescue act scoring his ninth first class centuryand in the process added 150 runs in 39 overs for the unbroken seventh wicket with No.8batsman Sahul Raj (64 batting, 6x4, 2x6) to guide the team to a position of respect.
At close Ishan Kishan ...