YWC win 1st Mema Memorial Veteran T-20 Tournament title
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 06 2024:
YWC, Langthabal were crowned the champions of the 1st Khomdram Ongbi Hijam Mema Memorial Veteran T-20 Tournament organised by the Manipur Veteran Cricket Association at Langthabal Public Ground.
YWC defeated CYCLONE, Thangmeiband by 7 wickets to walk away Rs 20,000 richer.
CYCLONE in the meantime were feted with runners up prize of Rs 15,000 and a trophy.
SNC, Sangaiprou was in the meantime adjudged best discipline team and feted with a cash prize of Rs 2,000 .
The day saw CYCLONE win the toss and gather 99 runs before bundling out in 19.2 overs.
YWC then rode on Prakashmani's unbeaten 50 off 60 balls to seal the game in 15.3 overs with 7 wickets left to spare.
Robinson 21, Shashi Kumar 18 and Dhanendrajit 14 were the leading run getters for CYCLONE in their innings which saw Sashi (2/13), Samananda (2/14) and Kumarjit (2/13) sharing 6 wickets.
Prakashmani, Priyokumar and Tejkumar also picked a wicket apiece to help YWC bundle out CYCLONE for 99 runs in 19.2 overs before Prakashmani led the chase with an unbeaten half century.
P Prakashmani was declared man of the match and feted with a cash prize of Rs 2,000 .
Meanwhile, S Kumarjit of YWC-L (12 wickets and 120 runs), Ch Somorendro of NAPSA (266 runs in 5 matches), Ph Rohindro of CYCLONE (12 wickets) and H Santosh of Model Club were adjudged man of the series, champion batter, champion bowler and champion fielder and feted with a cash prize of Rs 2,000 each.
Two losing semi-finalists, NAPSA and Model Club were also feted with a cash prize of Rs 2,000 each.