Sharandeep Singh scores his second first-class hundred
His innings powers Jharkhand into a solid score of 279/1 on Day 1
Sharandeep remained unbeaten on 128 off 269 balls
Ranji Trophy Round 6, Group A: Sharandeep Singh's Unbeaten Century Guides Jharkhand To 279/1 Against UP On Day 1
Uttar Pradesh were helpless against Jharkhand on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Round 6 match as the latter scored a daunting 279/1 riding on Sharandeep Singh's century
Summary
Young opener Sharandeep Singh struck only his second first-class hundred as Jharkhand reached a strong 279 for one against Uttar Pradesh on the first day of their Group A Ranji Trophy fixture in Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Sharandeep was batting on 128 off 269 balls when the stumps were drawn at the end of opening day's play at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Giving Sharandeep company was Aryaman Sen on 64 off 126 balls, as Jharkhand ended the day with the nose ahead after 86 overs had been bowled.
Sharandeep's opening partner, Shikhar Mohan batted well for a neat 78 off 123 balls after the visitors were asked to bat first by UP skipper Aryan Juyal.
Jharkhand, who are placed third in the points table to UP's fourth, began on a fine note with the duo of Sharandeep and Shikar looking in good nick.
The right-left combination of Sharandeep and Shikhar rotated the strike and also found the boundaries without much difficulty to put pressure on the UP bowlers.
Sharandeep and Shikhar added 147 runs for the first wicket before the former stitched together another partnership of 132 runs for the second wicket to consolidate Jharkhand's fine start.
Vidarbha lead the group with 25 points, whereas Andhra with 22 points are at the second spot. Jharkhand have 18 points, and UP are at the fourth position with 17 points.
Only an outright win can keep UP's hopes alive for a knockout berth.
The hosts are missing the services of Rinku Singh, who is on national duty in the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand. The southpaw has scored 341 runs this season and his two centuries in the back-to-back matches helped Uttar Pradesh gain a vital first innings lead in those matches.
Besides Rinku, the other notable name missing from the match is Dhruv Jurel.
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Brief scores: Jharkhand 1st innings 279/1 in 86 overs (Sharandeep Singh batting 128, Shikhar Mohan 78, Aryaman Sen batting 64) vs Uttar Pradesh.
At Vadodara: Nagaland 1st innings 206 all out in 57 overs (Chetan Bist 37, Ronit More not out 37, Dega Nischal 33; Atit Sheth 3/31) vs Baroda 139/1 in 31 overs.
At Bhubaneswar: Tamil Nadi 1st innings: 291/7 in 83 overs (Pradosh Ranjan Paul 78C Andre Siddarth 56, Nidhish Rajagopal batting 54, Athish SR 50) vs Odisha.
At Anantapur: Vidarbha 1st innings 267/7 in 81 overs (Yash Rathod 104; K S Narasimha Raju 4/51).
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