Vijay Hazare: Ishan Kishan stars in Jharkhand’s mammoth win over Madhya Pradesh

Skipper Ishan Kishan smashed a blistering 173 off simply 94 balls to steer Jharkhand to an enormous 324-run victory over Madhya Pradesh in an Elite Group B recreation of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Saturday.
Invited to bat, Jharkhand posted a mammoth 422 for 9, formed by Kishan’s whirlwind knock, after which bundled out the opposition for a meagre 98 in 18.4 overs, with pacer Varun Aaron (6/37) doing the majority of the harm.
The 22-year-old left-handed Kishan single-handedly tore aside the MP assault, placing 19 fours and 11 sixes in his knock.
After Jharkhand misplaced opener Utkarsh Singh (6) early, Kishan conjured up a 113-run second-wicket stand with Kumar Kushagra (26) to put the inspiration for an enormous rating.
Kishan, who opened the innings, continued enjoying his photographs earlier than being caught by Shubham Sharma off Gaurav Yadav.
Kishan reached his particular person 50 in 42 balls, 100 in 74 balls and 150 in 86 balls.

What a strong win to start out off our Vijay Hazare Trophy marketing campaign. Well finished boys. Lets hold the momentum going. 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/QKEhvsYvVD
— Ishan Kishan (@ishankishan51) February 20, 2021
Courtesy Kishan’s heroics, Jharkhand posted the best complete by an Indian home facet.
Virat Singh (68 off 49 balls; 5×4, 3×6) and Sumit Kumar (52 off 58 balls, 5×4) additionally performed their elements to perfection as all of the MP bowlers had an off day within the discipline.
However, there was extra motion in retailer as all-rounder Anukul Roy smashed seven sixes and three fours in his 39-ball 72 and ensured that his group went previous the 400-run mark.
Aaron wreaked havoc to go away Madya Pradesh tottering at 21 for 5.
It was only a matter of time as they have been ultimately bundled out for 98 as their all top-order batsmen faltered.
Brief Scores:
Jharkhand 422/9 (Ishan Kishan 173, Anukul Roy 72; Virat Singh 68; Gourav Yadav 4/73, Shubham Sharma 1/44) beat Madhya Pradesh 98 all out (Abhishek Bhandari 42; Venkatesh Iyer 23; Varun Aaron 6/37, Bal Krishna 2/8) by 324 runs.