KCC, YUCC triumph in Superplate Tournament
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 14 2023:
KCC (Kongba) and YUCC (Kwakeithel) prevailed on the second day of the 3rd MNCA Superplate Tournament 2023-24 on Tuesday.
KCC hammered Blue Hawk (Khurai) by 7 wickets at Cherapur.
The Kongba squad produced a collective bowling effort to dismiss their Khurai opponents in 28.3 overs for a paltry 76 .
Blue Hawk's torrid innings saw W Samson (22) being the only batter who got into double figures.
Singthoi led the KCC bowling attack, claiming 3 scalps as Arbin, Somorjit and Sheiteendra picked up 2 wickets each, with Basantakumar taking one.
In reply, KCC achieved the target in 19.1 overs with contributions from M Rohen (21), N Arbin (22 not out), N Dijaraj (12), K Mrandjit (9) and H Boba (2 not out) .
In the process, they lost three wickets.
YUCC, meanwhile, got the better of KSDO by 2 wickets at Oriental College Ground.
Asked to bat first, KSDO scored 216 for 8 .
In the innings, Md Abdul Rafique smashed 89 as Md Arif Khan made 40 and Md Shah Jahan was unbeaten on 28.For YUCC, N Sanjit, N Devaraj and L Bidyashwor snapped 2 wickets each.
In their response, YUCC took 38.3 overs to eclipse the opposition's total with 2 wickets to spare.
A collective batting effort by N Sanjit (43), L Bidyashwor (39), N Thoungamba (24), N Rohit (20) and Th Shyamchand (12 not out) helped their team secure the victory.