MS Dhoni rescues Jharkhand with a brilliant ton

no image

02/26/2017

no image

MS Dhoni scored 129 runs off 107 deliveries to take Jharkhand to a total of 243 after they were struggling at 57/6 at one point against Chhattisgarh in their Vijay Hazare Trophy clash on Sunday at the Eden Gardens. Jharkhand then bowled out Chhattisgarh for 165 to claim a 78-run win.

Batting first, Jharkhand were reduced to 57/6 in the 20th over as Kant Singh and Pankaj Rao ran through their top order with the new ball. However, MS Dhoni came to their rescue with a brilliant knock of 129 runs and formed a crucial partnership of 151-run partnership with Shahbaz Nadeem, who scored 53, to take his team’s total to 243.

Dhoni hit 10 boundaries and 6 sixes in his innings before he was out off the last ball of the innings. His side then defended the total brilliantly as Varun Aaron and Nadeem picked up three wickets each to bowl out Chhattisgarh for 165 in the 39th over. The win takes Jharkhand upto third place in the points table of Group D.

Comments

0 Comments

read previousPBKS vs CSK | Priyansh Arya’s majestic hundred leads Punjab to edge-of-the-seat win over Chennai

Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by 18 runs in a thrilling clash at Mullanpur. Priyansh Arya’s explosive century, along with a key stand between Shashank Singh and Marco Jansen, set the tone while Devon Conway’s fighting fifty wasn’t enough as CSK fell short in the chase.

Steve Smith : India played into our handsread next

Steve Smith has said that India’s decision to prepare a rank turner has backfired on them during the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar series. The Australian skipper, however, feels that Virat Kohli, who failed with the bat in Pune, will comeback hard in the remaining three Tests of the series.

View non-AMP page

MS Dhoni rescues Jharkhand with a brilliant ton

Comments

0 Comments

You may also like