Donald’s fiery bowling helps Meghalaya trounce Manipur
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: Meghalaya on Monday registered a hat trick of wins defeating formidable North East rival Manipur by a huge margin of 104 runs, thanks to outstanding bowling display by Donald Nongkseh who ripped apart the Manipur batting line-up claiming six wickets, during their encounter in the BCCI A&A Under-19 Tournament being played at Jharkhand.
Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Meghalaya amassed 193 all out in 47.3 overs. Rohit Thapa continued with his good form top scoring with 62 runs followed by notable contributions from Swarjeet (25) and Pranoy (23).
In reply Manipur began in the worst possible manner, losing quick wickets to be reduced to 33 for 5. The wrecker-in-chief was Donald Nongkseh who subjected the Manipur batters to a hostile spell of incisive medium pace bowling.
Donald carried over his splendid form from the last match against Arunachal Pradesh where he had claimed five wickets conceding a miserly 18 runs. Against Manipur, his figures read six wickets for 45 runs.
Manipur could never recover from the early bating collapse and their innings folded in just 19.1 overs with a total of 89 runs. L.R. Meitan Keishan top scored for Manipur with 29 runs.
Meghalaya, who are now virtually assured of a place in the finals, will play their last league match against Bihar on Tuesday.
6th MLP, MeECL record wins
By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: 6th MLP defeated Meghalaya Secretariat by 39 runs in the league match of the SCA Corporate Cum Office League organised by the Shillong Cricket Association at the Cricket Ground, Polo on Monday.
Electing to bat first after winning the toss, the 6th MLP scored a competitive 146/8 in 20 overs. Khamborlang Nongkynrih scored 44 runs of 41 balls while Sameer Qureshi scored 39 runs of 31 balls. Wanlam Lyngwa took 3/22 runs of 4 overs. In reply, the Meghalaya Secretariat team was bowled out for 107 in 20 overs. Mark A Laloo and Ruby Pathaw both scored 27 runs of 24 and 21 balls respectively, while Kumar Gurung took 4/16 runs of 4 overs.
In the second match of the day, MeECL defeated S.S.Net Com by 47 runs. MeECL won the toss and decided to bat first, scoring 117/5 in the allotted 20 overs. Johny John scored 64 runs of 69 balls. Sunil Chettri took 2/21 runs of 4 overs. In reply, S.S. Net Com were dismissed for only 70 runs in 16.4 overs. Robert took 4/7 runs of 3.4 overs. Ranjit Roy’s 25 runs of 23 balls was a notable contribution.
On Tuesday, Sales XI will play against Raj Bhawan at 9 am, while in the second match Traffic Police will square off against Shillong Press Club at 12 noon.
Arunachal shuttler selected for World Jr Badminton C’ships
Itanagar: Laa Tallar of Arunachal Pradesh has been selected in the Indian junior team to participate in the World Cup U-19 Badminton championship to be held at Alore Setar, Malaysia from April 7.
India’s No. three, Tallar would participate in the 12-day event along with 16 other players from the country, Joint Secretary of Arunachal Badminton Association Bamang Tago said here on Monday.
The total Indian contingent includes nine boys and eight girls who would participate in both singles and doubles events, Tago said in a statement.
Earlier, Tallar represented India in six prestigious international badminton championships organised by Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Tallar, who is currently appearing for his Class XII board examination, has decided to skip it and leave Itanagar on March 13 to join the Indian team to attend the intensive coaching camp, Tago added. (PTI)