Diwesh Pathania’s 13-wicket haul helps Services beat Jharkhand by 9 wickets

A healthy innings from Anshul Gupta (34) and Soumik Chaterjee (37) made sure that they chase the total down.

Services‘ medium-pace bowler, Diwesh Pathania from Pathankot claimed 13 wickets in the game, with six of them coming the first innings and the rest in the second as Services made sure they claim the advantage and win the game within three days, as they beat Jharkhand by nine wickets comprehensively in the first of the group stage game of the Ranji Trophy 2015-16 at Palam in New delhi on Saturday. A healthy innings from Anshul Gupta (34) and Soumik Chaterjee (37) made sure that they chase the total down comfortably as they needed just 78 runs to win in the second innings and claim the all important points from the game. UPDATES: Services vs Jharkhand, Ranji Trophy 2015-16, Group C match, Day 3 at New Delhi

Pathania, playing his maiden First-Class match, grabbed seven wickets in Jharkhand second innings in a brilliant bowling show for a match haul of 13, as Services closed in on a big victory here today. Pathania, who collected 6 for 19 in the first innings to bundle Jharkhand out for 45, picked up 7 for 64 on the second day today to run through the visitors even in their second essay, meaning Services needed just 77 for the win. Pathania ended with match figures of 13 for 83. In their second second innings, Services were five for no loss from the three overs they faced, needing another 72 runs for a win. Services, who began the day at 131 for 9, managed to score 161 in their first innings to earn a lead of 116, thanks largely to a 43-run stand for the last wicket between Raushan Raj and Poonam Poonia. Jharkhand’s hopes of an unlikely turnaround were further dented by loss of wickets at regular intervals, as Pathania reduced them to 41 for 4.

(With inputs from PTI)

Brief scores:

Jharkhand 45 and 192 (Saurabh Tiwary 56, Virat Singh 51; Diwesh Pathania 7 for 64) Services 161 and 78 for 1 in 29.5 overs (Anshul Gupta 34, Soumik Chaterjee 37; Rahul Shukla 1 for 26) by 9 wickets.

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