MPSC Manipur Central Jail bats their way to the final beating YWC Langthabal by 9 wickets in the 1st MNCA Superplate Tournament 2021-22 played at Model Higher Secondary School & Oriental College Ground, Imphal West.
In a rain marred limited over match, YWC Langthabal opted to bat first after winning the toss but unfortunately all the top order batsmen fell cheaply, managing just 93 runs for 9 wickets from 26 overs.
Tailender batsman Ngangbam Bingson remained unbeaten with 44 runs while L Dinachandra got 13 runs.
MPSC bowlers M Bijoykumar bagged 3 wickets for 21 runs from 6 overs while K.Kenedy claimed 3 wickets for 18 runs from 5 overs and Rojit, Shanker took 1 wicket each.
Chasing the target, MPSC lost an early wicket of Gelson Singh for 1 runs but S.Sunil with 33 unbeaten runs and P Bonem who also remain not out with 54 runs, steered their team to the comfortable win enroute to the final. YWC bowler M Subash claimed the lone wicket of Gelson.
The Man of the Match was awarded to MPSC bowler Maibam Bijoykumar Singh who claimed 3 wickets from 6 overs.
The second semi final will be played between RULE Malom and KCC Kongba on Friday, April 15 at the same venue at 9.30 am.
