Jharkhand take 1008-run lead en route to Ranji Trophy quarter-final berth
Jharkhand sealed their Ranji Trophy quarter-final berth here on Wednesday but not before making a mockery of their knock-out fixture against minnows Nagaland. In pursuit of giving their young batters some "practice" for the quarterfinal which is slated about three months from now, the Saurabh Tiwary-led side ended up scoring a match aggregate of 1297 runs. Jharkhand, who had batted first in the match, had already sealed their last-eight berth after taking a massive 591-run first innings lead but did not enforce a follow-on against the northeastern side, who were all out for 289 in their first innings.
