Esa Warriors and Diphu XI enter final
Kohima, April 2 (MExN): Esa Warriors and Diphu XI today remained unbeaten to enter into the final of the ongoing 9th edition of Silver Cup T-20 Cricket Tournament organized by Youth Department of Nepali Baptist Church Kohima on the theme “Peace and unity through Cricket” at Jakhama Local Ground.
Playing the first semi-final, Esa Warriors defeated Valour Cricket by 84 runs. Favoured in toss, Esa Warriors decided to bat and set a target of 148 runs in 20 overs losing wickets.
Suresh scored 38 runs while Deepak Chetri remained not out at 24 runs. Valour CC bowlers Bashir claimed 3 wickets and was supported by two wickets each for Bittu and Sunil.
Chasing the target Valour CC were bundled out in 12.3 overs for 59 runs with Deepak Sahu and Nayan scoring 11 and 10 runs respectively.
Esa Warriors bowlers Muktar, Washim and Musuf downed 2 rival wickets each while Along claimed 3 wickets. Along was adjudged man of the match.
In the second semi-final match, Diphu XI defeated Kohima Hornbill by 5 wickets.
Winning the toss, Diphu XI put the rivals to bat. They restricted Kohima Hornbills to 87 runs in the complete 20 overs. Anga scored 14 runs while Diphu XI bowler Pranjal took three wickets and was supported by Shivram and Mridul with two wickets each.
They comfortably chased the target in 16 overs losing five wickets with Sarklimso and Pranjal scoring 26 and 17 runs respectively. Moni was the only bowler for Kohima Hornbills to have claimed double wickets.
Pranjal of Diphu XI was adjudged man of the match for his 3 wickets and for scoring 17 runs.
The final between the two teams will be played on April 4 at 10:00 AM.
