Shillong: Eight wickets by Nirdesh Baisoya sealed a 38-run victory for Meghalaya over Nagaland in the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy in Golaghat, Assam on Tuesday.
In Golaghat, where batsmen from both sides struggled, the second day began with Meghalaya leading by 92 runs with their second innings poised on 42/5.
However, Nagaland had the better of the early part of the day, with Baisoya dismissed for a duck. Another three wickets fell with no runs added to the total before tail-enders Waldo Sangma and Gavineal Marpna added one each as Meghalaya were dismissed for just 44. Ranjen was the pick of the bowlers for Nagaland with seven wickets in the innings and 11 in the match.
Nagaland were thus left to chase 95 for victory. Both teams went into this match with three wins each in the North East Zone, but Baisoya ensured that Meghalaya topped the table at the end of the game with figures of 8/23 as Nagaland were bowled out for 56. Captain Sudhir Sahani (1/10) and Prince Maurya (1/19) also picked up a wicket each.
