Thoubal District T-20 Cricket Tournament : WYC, Al-Ameen register huge wins on opening day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 27 2018:
WYC, Wangkhem and Al-Ameen, Lilong Chajing emerged victorious in the opening matches of the Thoubal District T-20 League cum Knock-out Cricket Tournament 2018 which kicked off today at Luwangpokpa Cricket Stadium.
The tournament which is being organised by Thoubal District Cricket Association features 4 strong teams.
The opening match of the tournament was played between WYC, Wangkhem and CAL, Lilong Masjid Road in which the former team romped to an 8 wicket win.
CAL won the toss and posted a total of 90 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs after electing to bat first.
Aamir of CAL hit the highest of 24 runs from 27 balls while Rajak and Sarif added 12 runs (19 balls) and 9 runs (7) respectively to make it 90 runs at the end.
Priyo led the bowling attack for WYC as he picked up 3 wickets alone while Mangi and Maka claimed two wickets each.
In reply, WYC bank on Samungou's 23 runs off 25 balls and Roshan's 16 runs from 14 balls to secure the 8 wicket win in just 9 overs.
Razak and Jahangir of CAL picked up one wicket apiece.
Samungou was adjudged man of the match.
The second league match of the tournament saw, Al- Ameen secured a 7-wicket victory over LCIC, Mairenkhun.
LCIC who opted to bat first posted a paltry 57 runs losing all wickets in 15.5 overs.
Rafiq was the highest scorer for LCIC making 11 runs as bowlers of Al-Ameen ran through the batting line up of LCIC.
Rihas (6) and Iqbal (5) scored for LCIC.
Noushad and Samir of Al-Ameen picked up 4 wickets each while Safwan claimed one wicket in this innings.
Samir led the batting front of Al-Ameen scoring 20 runs in 16 ball before he went out while Nousad and Abdullah scored 5 runs and 8 runs each to reach the target in just 6.5 overs.
Saba Khan of LCIC picked up 2 wickets while Mirsha Khan claimed 1 wicket in this inning.
Tomorrow's match: LCIC vs CAL; Al-Ameen vs WYC .