9th MNCA Plate Tournament : Aziz Khan's all round performance steers SHADOW to 117 run victory
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 09 2024:
Md Aziz Khan starred with both the bat and ball to give SHADOW, Thangmeiband a 117 run victory over SU, Sagolband in a Group A match of the 9th MNCA Plate Tournament at Khangabok Cherapur Public Ground.
SHADOW posted 181/7 in 28 overs after electing to bat first as Md Aziz produced a blistering knock of an unbeaten 71 off 37 by smashing 6 fours and 4 sixes.
Aziz (2/5 in 4 overs) then aided Sagatpam Telheiba (3/ 9), Naocha (3/20), Jotinkumar Meitei (2/13) in bundling out SU for 64 runs in 19.1 overs.
Telheiba 22, K Yohenba 16 and Md Aslam 15 also managed double digit scores for SHADOW as only L Naoton 13, RK Philan 11, and RK Pritamkumar 10 managed double digit figures for SU while 6 others departed on ducks.
For SU, A Alen 2/34, Jonhson 1/46, RK Pritamkumar 1/24 and T Herojit 1/43 were among the wickets.
Aziz Khan was eventually adjudged player of the match.
In the Group B match staged at Lairenjam Public Ground, SDC, Laipham Khunou pulled off a 7 wicket win after bundling out toss winners YPHUC, Lalambung Makhong for 105 runs in 32.2 overs.
Jangammei Maringmei 18, Elam Vicky 17, Amitkanta Saikhom 13 and Birbal Irom 11 were the only double digit run getters for YPHUC as Krishnakumar Ngangkham (3/25), Vinodkumar Singh (2/ 29) and Donny (2/13) proved effective for SDC.
Despite losing the openers cheaply, Kaleb Singh Kh scored 47 off 47 balls to steer SDC to a comfortable position before Donny 23 and Kacu Sanjenbam 5 produced an unbeaten stand for the fourth wicket to take the team to winning 108 in 21.1 overs.
Birbal Irom, Elam Vicky and Irom Sunny all picked a wicket for YPHUC.
Donny who picked two and added 23 not out was adjudged player of the match.