Elite Tourney : Sunil Salam picks seven as Model script 54-run victory over Al-Ameen
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 17 2023:
Sunil Salam grabbed 7 wickets to set up an easy 54-run victory for Model Club, Chingamakha against Al-Ameen, Lilong today in the 9th match of the 7th MNCA W Prahlada and W Ramananda Elite Tournament.
Electing to bat first here at Luwangpokpa Cricket Stadium, Model Club racked up a modest total of 216 runs for 7 wickets and humbled Al-Ameen for a total of 162 runs all out in 35.1 overs as Sunil ran riot across their batting line up.
Thoudam Deepak Singh (43 off 80 balls) and Robertson Singh (25 off 24 balls) gave Model Club a cautious start but slumped to 80/4 in 17.5 overs as Akram Khan removed two crucial wickets.
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Bipinkumar Langpoklakp-am however set up a recovery path hitting 60 off 72 before he was removed by Habibullah Ahammed for the 7th wicket with 8 balls left to play.
Akram Khan returned with the best figures of 3/42 in this innings as his teammate Habibullah finished with 2/40 .
In reply, Al-Ameen managed to soak up early pressure with Nawaz scoring a half century (58 off 54 balls) and were 141 for 5 in 29 overs but late brilliance from Sunil Salam set up their collapse within 35.1 overs by rattling the middle and the lower order.
Of the seven wickets for Sunil, three came up in the 34th over as he trapped Md Nasirshah Alam (29) lbw, bowled out Md Akram Khan and set up Habibullah's catch in the 1st, 2nd and last delivery.
Langlonyamba and Dibak Naorem also picked a wicket each in this innings.
Sunil Salam was eventually adjudged man of the match.
Blue Hawk-Khurai will play CYCLONE-Thangmeiband in the next match tomorrow.