Half-centuries from captain Virat Singh and veteran batter Saurabh Tiwary helped Jharkhand take a slender lead of 19 runs against hosts Puducherry on Wednesday. At the end of Day 2 of their penultimate round fixture of Ranji Trophy Elite Group C, the visitors reached 250 for the loss of three wickets at Sree Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences Cricket Ground in Puducherry.
Leading from the front Virat is batting on 79 while Tiwary is giving him company at the other end with an unbeaten 58. The duo has already put on 118 runs off 200 balls for the unbroken fourth-wicket partnership and will hope to continue when play begins on Thursday morning to help the visiting side to a huge first-innings total.
