Cricket: Manipur beat Pondicherry by 3 runs in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 14 2022:
Manipur pulled off a thrilling three-run victory over Pondicherry in the Men's Senior Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a domestic T-20 cricket championship, at Jaipuria Vidhalaya Ground, Jaipur.
The state squad elected to bat first and posted 125 for 7 .
Priyojit K led the innings dishing out a brilliant knock of 58 off 39 overs, with contributions from Karnajit Y (20), Langlonyamba (15), Bidash (12), Kishan Singha (5 not out), Johnson (3) and Nitesh (3) .
In reply, fighting efforts from M Vikesh (45), Parmees Hwaran (34 not out) and Ragu (22) went in vain as Pondicherry fell short of their target by three runs.
They lost five wickets in their run chase.
Bidash claimed two wickets as Nitesh and Sultan took one each in Manipur's stirring win.
Earlier, Bharat Bhu san Sharma picked up two wickets while Sagar P Udeshi, Thivagar G, Ankit Sharma and Satish Jangir chipped in with a wicket apiece for Pondicherry.
Meanwhile, Manipur suffered a heavy 10-wicket defeat to Uttar Pradesh in the Men's U19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy 2022 at Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh bowled out the state team for 94 in 25,5 overs and they went on to chase down the target in 9.1 overs.
Also, it was another disappointing day for the women's team as they were beaten by Haryana by 75 runs in the Women's Senior T20 Trophy 2022 at CK Pithawala Ground Surat.