Dimapur and Kohima wins on second day
Dimapur, June 20 (EMN): Dimapur and Kohima team won their respective matches on the second day of the ongoing Nagaland U-19 inter-district cricket tournament organised by Nagaland Cricket Association at the NCA stadium Sovima, Dimapur on Wednesday.
In the first match, Dimapur team defeated Peren by 55 runs to register their second win in the tournament.
In the match, Dimapur set a target of 161 run all out in 28.4 overs. Hem rode on a half century with 56 runs and Shampri contributed 35 runs for Dimapur team, while Jatin took five wickets for Peren.
In the run chase, Peren fell short of wickets as they were all bowled out in 28.5 overs scoring just 106 runs. Afzal (25) and Pratam (21) were the highest contributor for the team. Toukha and Atish claimed four and three wickets each for Dimapur team.
In the second match, Kohima defeated Tuensang team by 29 runs.
Kohima set a target of 146 runs all out in 28.4 overs. Zulmanan added 40 runs and Hiketo with 15runs for Kohima team. Vandit claimed four wickets for Tuensang team.
In reply, Tuensang team fell short of 29 runs as they were all bowled out in 22.4 overs scoring 117. Vandit (15) and Pathong (20) were the highest scorers for Tuensang. Zhalieto and Bikash took four and three wickets for Kohima team.
Thursday matches
Kohima vs Peren at 8 am
Dimapur vs Tuensang at 12.30 pm