Gautam strike maiden ton, Jharkhand takes 1st innings lead

Shiv Gautam (150) scored his maiden first class hundred as Jharkhand took a healthy 157-run lead over Services in a Ranji Trophy Group C cricket match, here today.

Gautam resumed at 26 and batted his side to a commanding position. Gautam hit 18 boundaries in his 271-run ball.

Services had scored 230 runs and Jharkhand managed 387 when play on day two ended.

Apart from Gautam, Ishank Jaggi contributed 63 runs while Varun Aaron scored 48.