1st Plate Cricket Tournament Fine last wicket partnership downs THAU
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 11 2014:
A superb last wicket partnership between batsman number 7 Iboyaima and number 9 batsman Viking of MODEL Club helped to down THAU by 84 runs in the 1st Plate Cricket Tournament being organised by the Manipur Cricket Association today.
In a high scoring match, MODEL Club, on winning the toss opted to bat first.
The bowlers of THAU were in their elements and at one point of time threatened to take the match away, regularly sending the batsmen of MODEL Club back to pavilion.
However things took a dramatic turn with Iboyaima batting at number 7 and Viking batting at number 9 coming together and scoring at will on either side of the wicket.
It was Viking who literally tore apart the attack of THAU scoring a blistering 48 runs off only 46 balls.
Iboyaima, batting at number 7 milked 39 runs off only 34 balls while Nongdren chipped in with a valuable 25 runs off 35 balls.
MODEL Club notched up a formidable total of 185 in 35 overs for the loss of 7 wickets.
For THAU Krishna led the way in scalping two wickets with Sunil and Sanjit chipping in with one wicket each.
Faced with a huge target of 186 runs, the THAU players took to the field warily with Sunil scoring the bulk of the runs with 36 runs off 46 balls, followed by Jelson with 25 runs off 47 balls and Amarjit 10 runs off 26 balls.
For MODEL Club, Iboyaima again chipped in with the ball scalping three wickets to bag the man of the match award.
Lenin had a hat trick of wickets with three in his kitty to restrict THAU at 101 in 32.4 overs.
The tournament is being staged at the Luwangpokpa Cricket Stadium, Luwangshangbam and tomorrow, YWC, Patsoi will take one CRAU, Khamnam Leirak.
The umpires for today's match were Kennedy and Jayenta.