Ishan Kishan slams century in Jharkhand win

Chennai: Skipper Ishan Kishan slammed a 91-ball 139, punctuated with 12 fours and nine sixes, as Jharkhand blasted to an eight-wicket win over Assam in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group ‘C’ match here on Monday. Chasing 222, Jharkhand achieved the target with 19 overs to spare.

In another match, Gujarat downed Tripura by 74 runs, restricting their opponents to 138/9 after making 212/6 in 50 overs. Rujul Bhatt was the top-scorer with 62 while Piyush Chawala’s 4/21 turned the match Gujarat’s way.

All six games in Group A and B were washed out due to heavy rain.

Puneet Bisht cracked a career-best 135 before Abhay Negi bamboozled Arunachal Pradesh with a seven-wicket haul to power Meghalaya to a 256-run win in Plate division.