Dhoni fails but Jharkhand post easy win

India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's indifferent form in domestic cricket continued but his team Jharkhand rode on Saurabh Tiwary's 87 to beat Kerala by five wickets in a Group B Vijay Hazare match here today.
After Jharkhand captain Varun Aaron chose to field, his bowling unit restricted Kerala to 236 for eight in 50 overs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Leading the side, Sachin Baby top-scored for Kerala with a sedate 61 off 96 balls, while opener V A Jagadeesh contributed 60 off 98 deliveries.
Chasing a modest total, Jharkhand was helped by Tiwary's 94-ball knock, which was studded with seven boundaries and a six.

Dhoni was dismissed for 18 by off-spinner Fabid Ahmed, who had the batsman caught off his own bowling. Dhoni took 31 balls to score those runs and found the fence just once.
Kaushal Singh made a brisk 48 off 43 balls with the help of four boundaries and a six before Tiwary and Ankit Dabas guided the team past the Kerala total with three overs to spare.
Rahul Shukla was the most successful bowler for Jharkhand, returning figures of 3/47, while Aaron gave away 52 runs in his quota of 10 overs for one wicket.