Ranji Trophy 2018-19: Varun Aaron's 8-for helps Jharkhand mauling Haryana

With just 11 runs needed for an outright win, Jharkhand completed the proceedings in four overs

Putting up a terrific performance for the second time in the ongoing Ranji Trophy tournament, the Jharkhand bowling department outclassed Haryana on Tuesday. Speedster Varun Aaron turned out to be the wrecker in chief who 8-wicket haul helped Jharkhand registering this thumping win on the second day of the four-day encounter of Elite Group C match, which was a low-scoring thriller.

After bundling out Haryana for a meagre 81 in the first innings on Monday, Jharkhand pacers again scuttled their opposition for 72 in the second outing to contribute in the team's resounding win.

Resuming the overnight score of 120/6, Jharkhand managed to add only 23 runs to their total and were bowled out for 143. They had a slender 62-run first innings lead.

However, 29-year-old Aaron had other ideas. He wreaked havoc on the Haryana batsmen and returned with exceptional figures of 6-32 in the second outing.

Aaron was ably supported by Ajay Yadav (3-31) and Rahul Shukla (1-9) as the pacers shared the wickets among them. The Haryana batsman once again meekly surrendered before Aaron and company. Only four batters were able to score in doubles figures.

With just 11 runs needed for an outright win, Jharkhand completed the proceedings in four overs but lost captain Ishan Kishan in the process.

Brief scores:

At Rohtak: Haryana 81 and 72 lost to Jharkhand 143 and 12/1 by 9 wickets.

At Bhubaneshwar: Odisha 256 all out versus Uttar Pradesh 361/6 (Aksh Deep Nath 151 batting, Rinku Singh 72, Basant Mohanty 3-44). Uttar Pradesh lead by 105 runs.

At Agartala: Assam 327 all out and 5/0 versus Tripura 139 all out (Pratyush Singh 47, Arup Das 5-42, Mukhtar Hussain 4-43). Assam lead by 193 runs.

At Porvorim: Goa 422/7 (Snehal Kauthankar 106 batting, Sumiran Amonkar 73, Irfan Pathan 2-49) versus Jammu and Kashmir.

At Jaipur: Services 228 all out and 127/4 (Rahul Singh Gahlaut 37 batting) against Rajasthan 136 (Chetan Bist 46, Sachidanand Pandey 5-58). Services lead by 219 runs.