Rajasthan crumble before Nadeem's left-arm spin

Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem spun a web around Rajasthan batsmen to hand Jharkhand a narrow two-run first innings lead in a Group B Ranji Trophy cricket match, here today.
Nadeem returned with impressive figures of seven for 74 to help Jharkhand the snatch the two-run lead at the Reliance Stadium.
In Reply to Jharkhand's 209, Nadeem single-handedly demolished Rajasthan batting department to bundle them out for 207 in 83.2 overs.
Rajasthan batting line up crumbled like a pack of cards in front of Nadeem after Manender Singh (50) and Vineet Saxena (50) put together 100 runs for the first.
Nadeem scythed through the middle-order with his left-arm spin as Rajasthan lost their last seven wickets for 61.

At stumps, Jharkhand were 73 for two in 18 overs with Pratyush Singh (33) and Sunny Gupta unbeaten at the crease.

Jharkhand lost opener Anand Singh early, but Virat Singh's 35 and Pratyush 33 not out helped extend the lead to 75, with eight wickets in hand when stumps were drawn.
Brief Scores:
Jharkhand: 209 & 73 for two in 18 overs (Virat Singh 35, Pratyush Singh 33 not out; Aniket Choudhary 1/13).
Rajasthan: 207 all out in 83.2 overs (Manender Singh 50, Vineet Saxena 50; Shahbaz Nadeem 7/74).