Timely knock: Kishan’s measured innings propelled Jharkhand to 307.
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In September last year, Ishan Kishan was drafted into the India-C squad in the eleventh hour before the second round of the Duleep Trophy and blazed his way to a First Class hundred against India-B in front of the National selectors in Anantapur.
On Wednesday, though, he was no powerhouse strokemaker, but a stolid accumulator at the crease. With no alarmed haste, no chances offered, he stuck up an unbeaten 125 (183b, 14×4, 2×6) as a dutiful skipper for Jharkhand to recover from the fall of quick wickets and end day one of the first-round Ranji Trophy Elite Group-A match versus Tamil Nadu on 307 for six at the SNR College cricket ground here.
The reckless rush of youth has spent itself, Ishan said after the day’s play. His innings was assuredly kinetic. He kept the scoreboard ticking with singles, even stealing some quick ones. His cut shot brought him six fours, and when he was tested with even shorter balls from debutant pacer R.S. Ambrish, he pulled one for a six to deep square-leg and another for a four to fine-leg. He danced down the track twice, for a midwicket six off left-arm spinner D.T. Chandrasekar and a four to wide long-on off debutant off-spinner Hemchudeshan.
Kishan was involved in an unbeaten 150-run seventh-wicket partnership with Sahil Raj, who brought up his maiden First Class fifty (64 batting, 105b, 6×4, 2×6). Towards the end of the day, Sahil remarkably slog-swept for a six each off Hemchudeshan and Chandrasekar.
Gurjapneet.
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M. PERIASAMY
For Tamil Nadu, Gurjapneet Singh was the pick of the bowlers with three for 51.
The scores: Jharkhand — 1st innings: Shikhar Mohan b Gurjapneet 10, Sharandeep Singh c Jagadeesan b Gurjapneet 48, Kumar Suraj b Chandrasekar 3, Virat Singh c Jagadeesan b Gurjapneet 28, Ishan Kishan (batting) 125, Kumar Kushagra st. Jagadeesan b Chandrasekar 11, Anukul Roy c Pradosh b Warrier 12, Sahil Raj (batting) 64; Extras: (lb-3, w-3): 6; Total (for 6 wkts. in 90 overs): 307.
Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-24, 3-79, 4-106, 5-133, 6-157.
Tamil Nadu bowling: Warrier 17-3-50-1, Gurjapneet 16-2-51-3, Ambrish 8-1-40-0, Chandrasekar 28-2-99-2, Hemchudeshan 20-1-62-0, Pradosh 1-0-2-0.
Published – October 15, 2025 07:39 pm IST
