SHILLONG: Meghalaya claimed an emphatic victory over Mizoram in their first match of the U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy, beating their Northeastern neighbour by an innings and 157 runs on the second day of the four-day match in Dibrugarh.
Resuming on 215/7, Meghalaya added another 50 before being bowled out for 265, a 212-run lead over Mizoram’s first innings score of 53.
Meghalaya then tore into Mizoram’s batting lineup for a second time, dismissing them for 55. Aryan claimed 6/18 for a match figure of 11/30, Swastic Chettri claimed three wickets while Abhishek scalped one.
Victory by an innings and 157 runs means that Meghalaya received a bonus point in addition to the six they picked up as winners.
In the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy, Meghalaya bagged the five remaining Arunachal Pradesh wickets on the final day to win their fifth consecutive match in the North East Zone at Mangaldoi in Assam.
Resuming on 88/5 and still needing another 166 for victory, Arunachal were bowled out for 97.
Adding to his four wickets from Monday, Meghalaya captain Sudhir Sahani claimed another three on Tuesday to end with impressive second innings figures of 7/30 and match figures of 9/37. Nirdesh Baisoya, who struck 100 not out with the bat on Monday, took 1/13 while Sunvish Charak chipped in with 1/22.
Meghalaya finished the zonal stage with 31 points from five games and will now progress to the all-India stage.
