138/3 (14.5)
CR : 9.30
132/10 (19.2)
CR : 6.83
Jharkhand won by 7 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Utkarsh Singh
2/3024(16)
Kushagra wasn't ready and Prince Yadav has to reload that.
14.4
1
P Yadav to K Kushagra
Yorker at the off stump. Kushagra opens the bat face and digs it out to backward point for a single. Scores are level.
The scores are level now.
14.5
6
P Yadav to A Roy
SIX RUNS!!! Anukul Roy finishes the game with a bang!!! Short ball on the leg stump. Ankul gets inside the line and pulls it away over deep backward square leg for a maximum. That is the end of the contest, a convinciing 7-wicket win for Jharkhand.
Over 15
Jharkhand 138/3
Anukul Roy26(13)
Kumar Kushagra45(31)
Prince Yadav1-31(3.5)
JHKD won by 7 wickets
7:40 PM IST & Local Time: An easy win in the end for Jharkhand over the 2017-18 champions Delhi. They outperformed Delhi in all departments of the game. A 133-run chase was in front of them and they did it with 31 balls to spare.
Earlier in the game, Jharkhand won the toss and opted to bowl first. In the first half of the first innings, it looked like Delhi will score well beyond 200. They were 84/2 but a collapse in the final 10 overs saw them get bowled out for 132 in 19.2 overs.
They lost their final 8 wickets for 48 runs. Sushant Mishra was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3 for 25 from his four overs. Vikash Kumar, Saurabh Shekhar, Utkarsh Singh all chipped in with a couple of wickets each. Bala Krishna bagged one for 21 from his four overs.
In reply, Ishan Kishan and Utkarsh Singh got Jharkhand off to a flying start. They added 61 runs off 6.2 overs before Utkarsh fell for 24.
Ishan Kishan made 27 off 24 before losing his wicket to Simarjeet Singh. Kumar Kushagra remained not out on 45 off 31 and saw the team home. Anukul Roy chipped in with a cameo, remaining not out on 26 off 13.
Jharkhand managed to get over the line with 5.1 overs to spare. Simarjeet Singh, Suyash Sharma and Prince Yadav picked up a wicket each but it wasn't enough to stop the juggernaut from Jharkhand.
Earlier in the game, Jharkhand won the toss and opted to bowl first. In the first half of the first innings, it looked like Delhi will score well beyond 200. They were 84/2 but a collapse in the final 10 overs saw them get bowled out for 132 in 19.2 overs.
They lost their final 8 wickets for 48 runs. Sushant Mishra was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3 for 25 from his four overs. Vikash Kumar, Saurabh Shekhar, Utkarsh Singh all chipped in with a couple of wickets each. Bala Krishna bagged one for 21 from his four overs.
In reply, Ishan Kishan and Utkarsh Singh got Jharkhand off to a flying start. They added 61 runs off 6.2 overs before Utkarsh fell for 24.
Ishan Kishan made 27 off 24 before losing his wicket to Simarjeet Singh. Kumar Kushagra remained not out on 45 off 31 and saw the team home. Anukul Roy chipped in with a cameo, remaining not out on 26 off 13.
Jharkhand managed to get over the line with 5.1 overs to spare. Simarjeet Singh, Suyash Sharma and Prince Yadav picked up a wicket each but it wasn't enough to stop the juggernaut from Jharkhand.
Player of the Match: Utkarsh Singh
It was a walk in the park for Jharkhand against Delhi as they kicked off their season with an impressive 7-wicket win over the former champions. Utkarsh Singh impressed with his all-round display, while a fine innings from Kumar Kushagra and super spell from Sushant Mishra blew away Delhi in Ahmedabad.
That's all we have for you from this contest. Keep following Crickxo for more cricket coverage from all around the world. For now, this is Ajay Pal Singh signing off on behalf of my colleague Asraj Khan. Goodbye!!!
That's all we have for you from this contest. Keep following Crickxo for more cricket coverage from all around the world. For now, this is Ajay Pal Singh signing off on behalf of my colleague Asraj Khan. Goodbye!!!