Jharkhand and Haryana enter QF

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Chennai: Haryana and Jharkhand have qualified for the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare one-day tournament from Group 'C'. Haryana beat Tamil Nadu by 77 runs on Tuesday to progress with 28 points in nine games. Jharkhand, who have a match in hand, also have 28 points. Haryana who looked in a spot of bother at 159 for 5 in the 35th over made a stunning turnaround through an unbroken partnership of 151 runs between Himanshu Rana (89 not out) and Rahu Tewatia (91 not out in 92 balls). Chasing Haryana's 310, Tamil Nadu could only manage 233 for nine in 50 overs. TN skipper Vijay Shankar (44) and B. Anirudh Sitaram (33) showed some resistance. Tamil Nadu's campaign ended with five wins and four defeats, securing 20 points. Brief scores: Tripura 209 in 49.1 overs (Bishal Ghosh 100, Smit K Patel 33, Udiyan Bose 33, Abu Nechim Ahmed 3/35) lost to Assam 211/2 in 44.1 overs (Riyan Parag 82, Rishav Das 87*). Haryana 310/5 in 50 overs (Nitin Saini 40, Himanshu Rana 89*, Pramod Chandila 32, Rahul Tewatia 91*) bt Tamil Nadu 233/9 in 50 overs (Abhinav Mukund 47, Vijay Shankar 44, B Anirudh Sitaram 33, M. Mohammed 36, CV Varun 32). Services 139 in 41.1 overs (Ravi Chauhan 47, Rahul Chahar 5/29) lost to Team Rajasthan 140/3 in 43 overs (Manendra Singh 83*).