SHILLONG, April 21: East Garo Hills and South West Khasi Hills won their respective matches by big margins in the Meghalaya Cricket Association’s Inter District U-19 Boys Cricket Tournament on Thursday.
Gulgul Sangma of EGH claimed an incredible five wickets in five consecutive deliveries for the highlight of the tournament.
In Tura, NGH batted first after winning the toss but it was a decision that did not pay off for them as player-of-the-match Gulgul ripped through the batting order, taking 6/3 in 3.5 overs, including a rare triple hat-trick, spread across two overs.
Bilgrak G Sangma (3/14), dismissed the first three batters in the line-up.
NGH were all out for 40 in 14.5 overs but then posed some difficulty in the chase, with EGH taking 14.4 overs to reach the target for the loss of five wickets. Gulgul finished top scorer with 9 not out.
In Jowai, EJH won the toss and batted first but were bundled out for 95 in 28.2 overs. Nishikania Sinha top-scored with 37. Player-of-the-match Wilson Nongrum took 4/15.
SWKH reached the target with Pynshailang Lyngdoh top-scoring with 23. Rohit Sharma (2/19) and Karan Tamang (2/38) were the most successful bowlers for EJH but SWKH, in the end, cruised home by five wickets in 16.5 overs.
On Saturday, Shillong Cricket Association (A) will face East Khasi Hills in Zone 1’s Group A, while Tura District CA meet North Garo Hills in Zone 2.
