Jharkhand had to be content with only three points from their opening game of Ranji Trophy Elite, Group D, against Assam in an away game despite sniffing victory at stumps on Day 3.
Enjoying advantage for the first three days, Jharkhand paid the price of letting Assam off the hook as the home batters made a comeback on the last day to push Jharkhand away from their dreams of an outright win.
Facing Railways in another away game starting Friday at ADSA Railways Cricket Ground in Ahmedabad, the Ishan Kishan-led side will hope to collect as much points as possible before they return home.
Kishan, out of BCCI central contract for his reluctance to play domestic cricket last season, will also hope for some big knocks under his belt to make his case stronger for a national comeback.
The explosive batter scored 21 at No. 6 in first innings, followed by a 16 as opener in the second, against Assam in their previous match. And Kishan understands it was too mediocre a show to grab the attention of the national selectors.
Meanwhile, Railways, opening their season with an away win against Chandigarh, will look to continue their good form at home, too.
Led by opening batter Pratham Singh, Railways will bank on wicketkeeper-batter Upendra Yadav to continue scoring tons after his second-innings 124 in the last game helped them to a 181-run triumph.
