Chümoukedima and Niuland to clash in final
DIMAPUR, APRIL 20 (MExN): Chümoukedima and Niuland will be battling it out on April 22 to be crowned the champions of the 3rd Late G Rio Memorial U-19 (boys) Inter-district tournament.
Both districts topped their pools in the league matches with zero losses in 4 matches played.
In the 1st semi-final match between Niuland and Mokokchung played at Nagaland Cricket Stadium , Niuland managed to put up 145 runs on the board in 36.5 overs. Mokokchung could muster up only 80 runs from 41.5 overs falling short of 65 runs losing all wickets for Niuland to book their berth in the finals.
For Niuland, Vishal Sahani contributed 49 runs in 55 balls while Md Shahin contributed 46 runs in 78 balls. Basant was the only pick of the bowlers for Mokokchung as he took 3 wickets in 8.0 overs.
In the run chase Mokokchung’s Salangdangba and Imnawapang Walling were the only notable scorers as they made 21 and 16 runs respectively. Jatin, who was later named the player of the match, was the pick of the Niuland bowling attack as he picked up 5 wickets in 10 overs, while Anil Gupta scalped 3 wickets in 7 overs to help Niuland win with a comfortable 65 runs.
In the 2nd Semi-final match between Chumukedima and Dimapur played at Sovima Cricket Ground, Mughavi Sumi made 75 runs in 64 balls and notable contribution of Aloto Sumi (29 runs) helped Chümoukedima make an imposing target of 141 runs as target for Dimapur. Kavito Yeptho who took 5 wickets in 6.3 overs was the pick of the bowlers for Dimapur.
In the run chase, Dimapur had hiccups early on and Anirudh Yadav (29 runs from 52 balls) was the only batsman who could manage to get into double figures as the other batsmen failed to raise up to the occasion.
Khrievitso Kense took 4 wickets in 6.3 overs, and Aloto Sumi picked up 3 wickets in 5 overs to complete the win for Chümoukedima and book their place in the finals against Niuland. The final between Chümoukedima and Niuland will be played on April 22 at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima at 9:00 am.
