Chandigarh: Chandigarh defeated Jharkhand by 16 runs in their Vinoo Mankad Trophy league match in Visakhapatnam Monday to register their second win in three outings.Asked to bat, Chandigarh posted 334 in 49.3 overs, riding on half-centuries by Shabad Singh (75), Rupesh Yadav (61) and Markanday Panchal (61). Ehit Salaria chipped in with 37, while Parth SenGupta remained unbeaten on 24.In reply, Jharkhand finished at 318/9 despite a superb 113 by wicketkeeper-batter Siddharth Sinha. Captain Ishan Om remained unbeaten on 48 and Manmeet Sagar made 40.For Chandigarh, Sreshth Duggal claimed 3/60, while Gaganpreet Singh (2/33) and Rupesh Yadav (2/5) made crucial breakthroughs. Chandigarh will next take on Gujarat on Oct 14.
