Nishaanth delights in Tamil Nadu’s win

Tamil Nadu rode on C. Hari Nishaanth’s unbeaten 92 to post a crushing 66-run win over Jharkhand in its opening match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Asked to bat, Tamil Nadu scored a formidable 189 for five before restricting Jharkhand to 123 for seven. Southpaw Nishaanth (92 n.o., 63b, 8x4, 3x6), who batted confidently and executed some clean hits, forged a 72-run stand with fellow opener N. Jagadeesan to give Tamil Nadu a strong start against an attack that lacked discipline. Jagadeesan (28b, 2x4, 1x6) gave good support to Nishaanth before being caught brilliantly by Rahul Shukla at long on off Anukul Roy.