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Jharkhand placed themselves in a dominant position, potentially on the brink of an innings victory, after pacer Jatin Pandey marked his first-class debut with an impressive five-wicket haul, forcing Tamil Nadu to follow on in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match on Friday.

At the close of play on the third day, hosts Tamil Nadu found themselves in deep trouble at 52 for three in their second innings, after being bowled out for a mere 93 in their first innings. This was thanks to Pandey’s 5/35 and his pace bowling partner Sahil Raj, who also delivered exceptional figures of 4/21 in 13.4 overs.

Jharkhand built on their captain Ishan Kishan’s formidable 173 to amass 419 all out in their first innings, despite being 157 for six at one point on Wednesday.

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