1st MNCA Women T-20 Trophy begins
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 19 2021:
The first edition of MNCA Women T-20 Trophy 2020-21 was opened at Luwangpokpa Cricket Ground, Luwangsangbam today with the participation of four teams.
In the opening match of the tournament, MNCA Team A registered a 58-run victory against MNCA Team D as MNCA Team C beat MNCA Team B by 17 runs in the second match.
Team A won the toss and relied on skipper Ganga's blistering knock of 90 (not out) off 65 balls to pile up a total of 135 runs for 4 in 20 overs and forced Team D all out for 77 in 18.2 overs for the big win.
Rebika also contributed 15 runs to Team A's tally as RK Linthoi of Team D picked up two wickets.
Team D's Chingkhei Leima and Khadija also took a wicket each in this innings before they fell flat in the chase.
TK Linthoi scored the highest 18 while L Prena and M Chingkhei Leima added 16 and 13 runs respectively in this innings as Team D bundled out for 77.Team A's Meri enjoyed a four wicket haul in this innings and Priyangka managed two to give a hard time to their rivals.
Ganga who impressed with a half century earlier claimed a wicket too in this innings which also saw Jeeteshwari and Rani finish with a wicket apiece.
Meanwhile in the second match, Team C won the toss and elected to bat first.
Kiranbala (36 off 39 balls) and Millan (39 not out off 30 balls) helped Team C register 105 for 4 in 17 overs (reduced) before holding Team B to 88 for 5.Ranjita of team B scalped two wickets and Monica managed a single in this innings.
In reply, Monica (30 not out) was the only player who managed a double digit score after Team B lost top four wickets in quick succession as Team C bowlers made a concerted effort to open their winning account.
Team C will play Team D in the first match tomorrow while Team A will take on Team B in the second match.