Ranji Trophy: Stumper Kushagra's Brisk Ton Takes Jharkhand To 356/9 vs Delhi

Promising wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra struck a breezy unbeaten 133 to steer Jharkhand to 356 for 9 on second day of ir Ranji Trophy Group D match against Delhi here on Thursday.

20-year-old Kushagra, who was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 7.2 crores but released early this month after playing just four matches in 2024 IPL, hit 14 boundaries and five sixes during his strokeful 166-ball unbeaten innings.

Courtesy Kushagra's aggressive ton, Jharkhand ded 220 runs for loss of six wickets from 70 overs played on Day 2 at Arun Jaitley Stium. visitors h begun day at 136 for 3.

Sharandeep Singh ded just two runs to his overnight 64 to be first Jharkhand batter to get out.

Coming out to bat at fall of Sharandeep, Kushagra stitched 93 runs for fifth wicket with captain Virat Singh (56 off 125 balls) to swell visiting side's total. He n shared anor 59 runs with Manishi (14) for eighth wicket to eventually take Jharkhand past 350-run mark.

With just two days left in match, Jharkhand have placed mselves in a strong position in match.

For Delhi, Simarjeet Singh, Money Grewal and Sumit Mathur have so far taken two wickets apiece, while Siddhant Sharma and Ayush Boni got a wicket each.

On Day 1 on Wednesday, Sharandeep scored a dogged half-century as Jharkhand batters were painstakingly slow in ir approach.

y improved ir run rate a bit on Thursday -- above three per over.

Having lost to Chattisgarh in last game, Delhi, in ir final home game of season, me wholesale changes under new skipper Ayush Boni.

Brief Scores: In Delhi: Jharkhand 1st Innings 356 for 9 in 125 overs (Sharandeep Singh 64, Kumar Kushagra 133 not out; Simarjeet Singh 2/43, Money Grewal 2/65, Sumit Mathur 2/52) vs Delhi.

In Ahmedab: Railways 229 vs Tamil Nu 324 for 6 in 93 overs (M Shahrukh Khan 86, Narayan Jageesan 56, C Andre Siddarth 78; Shivam Chaudhary 2/51, Kunal Yav 2/92).

In Chandigarh: Saurashtra 531 for 9 declared in 138 overs (Harvik Desai 99, Chirag Jani 198, Sheldon Jackson 69, Arpit Vasava 58, Prerak Mank 53; Nishunk Birla 4/160, Vishu Kashyap 3/117) vs Chandigarh 78 for 5 in 23 overs (Arslan Khan 42; Dharmendrasinh Jeja 2/17).

In Raipur: Assam 289 all out in 95.2 overs (Denish Das 104, Sumit Ghigaonkar 61; Ravi Kiran 5/59, Ashish Chouhan 3/71) vs Chattisgarh 214 for 4 in 72 overs (Aayush Pandey 108 not out, Rahul Singh 2/46).