Vijay Hazare Trophy : Langlonyamba's unbeaten 76 in vain as Manipur slump to 167 run loss to Maharashtra
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, December 05 2023: Manipur ended their campaign at the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023-24 with a 167 run loss to Maharashtra today at Dr Soni Stadium, Jaipur.

It was the 7 of 7 loss in the first class cricket tournament.

Manipur won the toss but opted to field first.

Heavyweights Maharashtra then piled up 427 runs for 6 as AR Bawane hit a 105-ball 167 and held Manipur to 260 for 6 in 50 overs for the massive victory.

Three other batters, Om Bhosale (60 off 57 balls), RR Rathod (65 off 45 balls) and Kushal Tambe (51 off 61 balls) also knocked half centuries for Maharashtra in their innings.

Manipur's Bishworjit returned with the best figures of 2/50 in 9 overs as RK Rex and Priyojit picked a wicket apiece but conceded 195 runs.

In reply, Langlonyamba anchored with an unbeaten 76 by clobbering 6 fours and 6 sixes off 45 ball to guide Manipur to a fighting total of 260/6 after Priyojit K (82-ball 62) and Johnson (68-ball 50) forced a commendable 104-run partnership for the third wicket of 124 deliveries.

RS Ghosh of Maharashtra returned with the best figures of 2/44 as SS Bachhav, AN Kazi and Kaushal S Tambe picked a wicket apiece.

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