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Ranji One Day 2004-05 : East Zone: Jharkhand Vs
Assam |
Match Report by Ashwat
Ramani
Jan 18th, 2005:
Jharkhand took on Assam in the final match of
the East Zone League at the Jadavpur University
Campus in Kolkata.
Jharkhand were given a
good start by opener Manish Vardhan who scored
76 which included 7 fours and a six. Chandra
Mohan Jha coming in at no.5 scored a crucial 81
as Jharkhand reached a total of 223 for the loss
of 6 wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Raj
Kapoor Yadav took 3 wickets, giving away 42
runs.
Assam in reply were of to
a shaky start losing half of their side with 78
runs on the board within the 25th over. Captain
and wicket-keeper Syed Zakaria Zuffri top scored
with 41 and was well supported by Gokul Sharma
who scored 38 of 45. But the Assam lower order
were vulnerable to some quality Jharkhand
bowling as they were bundled out 24 runs short
of the Jharkhand total. Shanbaz Nadeem was
impressive for Jharkhand with a 5-wicket haul.
Jharkhand with this 24
run win earned 4 points and finished at the 3rd
position in the East Zone League.
Jharkhand 223/6 in 50 Overs
(CM Jha 81 M Vardhan 76, RK Yadav 3/42)
defeated Assam 199 in 48.2 Overs
(SZ Zuffri 41 G Sharma 38, S Nadeem 5/30) by
24 runs
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