Slammers march into final in style
Morung Express News
Dimapur | October 24
Super Slammers marched into the final of the Sovima T20 Gold Cup in style chasing down a target of 125 against BMS Darbar in the first semi-finals encounter of the tournament.
Electing to bat, BMS looked set for a big total but some tight bowling from Chanakya Sharma and Bikash Chetri restricted BMS to 124 for 6 in the allotted 20 overs. Nadeem anchored the BMS innings as wickets fell but eventually fell following a solid 35-ball 45 run guard at the crease. A quickfire 11-ball 29 from Amit early on ensured a respectable 6 per over target for the Slammers. Sharma wrapped up the innings with 3 for 24 while finished with 2 for 25.
Slammers took the crease with gusto as batsmen Abhijit Roy - 51 runs from 30 balls and Kelyan Gogoi - 31 runs from 25 balls held the innings together. None of the BMS bowlers except Amit could trouble the opposition batting, who claimed one wicket and giving away only 14 runs in the allotted 4 overs. Slammers chased down the target in 19.2 overs for a 6-wicket win with the final score reading 129. Slammers’ Bikash Chetri was declared the Man of the Match.
October 25
2nd Semi-finals
Sovima CC VS Brotherhood (2:45 PM)
