T20 cricket: Manipur beat Arunachal by 6 wickets in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 05 2021:
Manipur pulled off a comprehensive six-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in the Senior Men's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22 on Friday at ACA Stadium Man-galagiri, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
The state side bowled out their opponents for 128 in 19.4 overs in the stipulated 20 overs and then chased down their target with two overs to spare.
Bishworjit led the Manipur attack with an impressive haul of four wickets in his 3.4 overs spell as Proyojit K and Ajay Singh claimed two scalps each.
Kishan, on the other hand, chipped in with a wicket.
In the first innings, Zaeeb Saiyed (32) and Doria (24) were the main run-getters for Arunachal.
In their run chase, Manipur rode on performances of Narshing Yadav, who scored 50 runs off 43 balls, and Nitesh, who made 49 runs off 48 balls, to seal the victory with six wickets in hand.
Al Bashid (19) was another noticeable contributor for the state team.
For Arunachal, Myendung Singpho picked up three wickets in a losing cause.
Manipur next play Vidarbha on November 8 before they take on Mizoram the next day.