CYCLONE, NAPSA in Veteran T-20 final
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 15 2024:
CYCLONE (Thangmeiband) and NAPSA (Kha-Imphal) set up title clash of the 11th Manipur Veteran T-20 Cricket Tournament, following their semifinal victories at Langthabal Public Ground, Imphal West on Thursday.
CYCLONE outclassed KCC (Kongba) by 7 wickets enroute to the final.
The Thangmeiband squad restricted KCC to 145/6 and chased down the target in 17.5 overs.
For CYCLONE, Surjit claimed 2 wickets while Dhanendrajit and Tarun took one each.
In their response, fine batting efforts from Robinson and Shashi (42 not out) helped CYCLONE score 148/3 in 17.5 overs to surpass the opposition's total and seal a commanding 7-wicket win.
During their chase, CYCLONE lost 2 wickets to Bonny and one to Sonjoy.
NAPSA, meanwhile, beat YWC (Langthabal) by 3 wickets.
Put in to bat, YWC (L) scored 154/9 with contributions from Prakashmani (41), Kumarjit (24) and Basu (22) .
For NAPSA, Johni picked 3 wickets, Ratan took 2 and Bhogendro bagged one.
In reply, NAPSA completed the chase with 3 wickets to spare.
Somendro led the chase with 69, with Premananda (25), Ibobi (19), Bhogendro (15) and Puspen (11) providing support.