By Admin 
To recover from Thursday’s top-order collapse proved to be a fight against quicksand, as Tamil Nadu crumbled to 93. It was asked to follow on by Jharkhand on the third day of their first-round Ranji Trophy Elite Group-A match at the Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science ground here on Friday.
Jharkhand secured a 326-run first-innings lead.
After the start of play was delayed by an hour, Shahrukh Khan (5) attempted a drive and was bowled through the gate by pacer Sahil Raj in the second over of the day — his off-stump was uprooted and broken.
Debutants R.S. Ambrish (28) and Hemchudeshan (14) held their ground for a 66-ball 38-run seventh-wicket stand before the former was cleaned up like Shahrukh. Ambrish went for a drive off left-arm pacer Vikash Singh as the ball sneaked in between his bat and pad to uproot his off-stump. Two balls later, Hemchudeshan was caught down the leg side off debutant pacer Jatin Kumar Pandey.
Debutant Jharkhand pacer Jatin Kumar Pandey, who took five wickets against Tamil Nadu on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group-A match in Coimbatore on Friday, October 17, 2025.
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Jatin claimed his maiden First Class five-for (five for 35) after lunch as Gurjapneet Singh (12) was caught behind. The bowler went off the field immediately after the wicket, seemingly in discomfort, but returned to bowl in Tamil Nadu’s second innings.
The last-wicket pair, D.T. Chandrasekar (9) and Sandeep Warrier (5 n.o.), dug in for a 108-ball 15-run union before Sahil trapped the former leg before wicket.
Following on, Tamil Nadu lost three wickets, two to debutant off-spinner Rishav Raj.
Ambrish (15), who was promoted to open as B. Sachin was down with chickenpox, was castled by Rishav. The ball kept a tad low while he went on the backfoot to cut.
Jagadeesan (21) drove and nicked to be caught behind off Sahil, and Pradosh Ranjan Paul (8) was caught by Virat Singh at slip off Rishav. Hemchudeshan was sent in as the nightwatchman.
The scores: Jharkhand — 1st innings: 419.
Tamil Nadu — 1st innings: B. Sachin b Sahil 0, N. Jagadeesan c Mohan b Jatin 3, Pradosh Ranjan Paul c Sahil b Jatin 9, Andre Siddarth lbw b Jatin 2, B. Indrajith b Sahil 0, R.S. Ambrish b Vikash 28, M. Shahrukh Khan b Sahil 5, Hemchudeshan c Kishan b Jatin 14, Gurjapneet Singh c Kishan b Jatin 12, D.T. Chandrasekar lbw b Sahil 9, Sandeep Warrier (not out) 5; Extras (lb-6): 6; Total (in 50.4 overs): 93.
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-12, 3-13, 4-14, 5-14, 6-23, 7/61, 8/61, 9/78.
Jharkhand bowling: Sahil 13.4-6-21-4, Jatin 14.4-4-35-5, Vikash 6.2-1-16-1, Anukul 11-9-11-0, Rishav 5-4-4-0.
Tamil Nadu — 2nd innings: R.S. Ambrish b Rishav 15, N. Jagadeesan c Kishan b Sahil 21, Pradosh Ranjan Paul c Virat b Rishav 8, Andre Siddarth (batting) 3, Hemchudeshan (batting) 3; Extras (b-1, lb-1): 2; Total (for three wickets in 27 overs): 52.
Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-41, 3-49.
Jharkhand bowling: Sahil 8-3-10-1, Vikash 6-1-22-0, Jatin 4-1-9-0, Rishav 7-3-9-2, Anukul 2-0-2-0.