ESU, AKSDO have it easy MNCA U-14 Boys Toumament
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 21 2023:
ESU recorded their fourth straight win with relative ease and AKSDO too enjoyed an easy day in the MNCA U-14 Boys Tournament on Friday.
ESU produced an all-round performance to steamroll MODEL by 218 runs in their Group A match at PTRC Ground.
Electing to bat, ESU posted a competitive 265/9 in 20 overs with the help of Thokchom Simesh (72), Sandhan Abhinash (43), Soibam Venus (39) and W Lanchenba (24) .
They then followed it up with a lethal bowling display that wiped out MODEL's batting lineup in 12.4 over for 47.Soibam Venus turned chief destroyer for ESU racking up four scalps as Thokchom Simesh claimed two wickets and Akoijam Sangba, Hanjabam Donba Sharma and Soibam Sayonba chipped in with one each to steer their side to an emphatic win.
Earlier, Suraj Sagolsem and Ashem Bobby shared five wickets between them for MODEL.
Soibam Venus was named the man of the match.
AKSDO, meanwhile, outplayed TCMDC by six wickets via VJD method in their Group D meeting at PCC Ground.
Put in to bat, TCMDC were bowled out for 186 in 23.2 overs.
In the innings, Akoijam Distaraj shone with 73 as Moirangthem Romesh scored 46 and T Nganba contributed 13.Saikhom Dinesh led the AKSDO bowling with three scalps while Bidyananda Ningthoujam and Avinash Waikhom took two each, and Raylight Ningthoujam bagged one.
Then in their response, AKSDO scored 184/4 in 23.5 overs to seal the victory after VJD method was applied.
In the chase, Md Ushmal Ali struck 77 off 71 balls, with helpful contributions from Paikhomba Laishram (30), Borish Khundrakpam (29) and Saikhom Dinesh (14 not out) and Moirangthem MC Chan (8 not out).
Saikhom Dinesh earned the man of the match accolade.