Overview
- Ishan Kishan hit 125 off 183 balls with 14 fours and two sixes to take Jharkhand to 307-6 at stumps against Tamil Nadu in Coimbatore.
- Batting with Sahil Raj, Kishan forged an unbroken 150-run seventh-wicket stand that rescued Jharkhand from 157-6.
- KS Bharat opened for Andhra and made 144 off 244 balls at Green Park, with the side closing on 289-3 and Shaik Rasheed unbeaten on 94.
- Bowling highlights included Tamil Nadu’s Gurjapneet Singh taking three wickets and left-arm spinner DT Chandrasekar marking his Ranji return with two, while Uttar Pradesh’s Aaqib Khan dismissed Bharat and Ricky Bhui.
- Elsewhere, Vidarbha reached 302-3 in Bengaluru with Aman Mokhade unbeaten on 148, underscoring a strong opening day across the domestic circuit.