Ranji Trophy 2025-26: Tamil Nadu suffers dramatic collapse after Ishan Kishan slams 173
Tamil Nadu’s top-order was blown away like a straw roof in a tempest under grey skies as it ended the second day of the first-round Ranji Trophy Elite Group-A match versus Jharkhand on 18 for five at Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Ground on Thursday.
The collapse can be attributed to the batters’ lack of application, barring opener B. Sachin’s dismissal. The left-hander was a tad unfortunate, as the ball from pacer Sahil Raj (two for 8) kept low to uproot his off-stump off the very first ball of the Tamil Nadu innings.
Tamil Nadu was dismantled, losing four wickets in a 15-ball span. Debutant pacer Jatin Kumar Pandey (three for 10) had a two-wicket burst in the eighth over. Captain and opener N. Jagadeesan (3) edged to Shikhar Mohan at gully, and three balls later, Pradosh Ranjan Paul (9) cut straight to Sahil at point.
B. Indrajith was bowled through the gate for a first-ball duck off a fuller delivery from Sahil in the ninth over, and Andre Siddarth (2) was trapped lbw by Jatin in the 10th over. At 14 for five in 9.4 overs, Tamil Nadu was reduced to focussing on saving the match.
Rain arrived at tea, and the day’s play was eventually called off.
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Earlier, Jharkhand was bowled out for 419 as left-arm pacer Gurjapneet Singh finished with figures of four for 71.
Ishan Kishan (173, 247b, 15×4, 6×6) flicked a six to deep square leg off the first ball of the day from Sandeep Warrier after Tamil Nadu opted for a new ball. Warrier later confronted Kishan with a short ball, which was hooked for a six over the fine leg fielder. Kishan brought up his 150 in style, pulling a short ball from Gurjapneet for a six over the backward square leg fielder.
He extended his seventh-wicket stand with Sahil (77, 183b, 7×4, 2×6) to 214 before tamely edging debutant pacer R.S. Ambrish to Shahrukh Khan at first slip.
Published on Oct 16, 2025
