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SIKKIM WINS THEIR FIRST EVER RANJI TROPHY MATCH

PRESS RELEASE
Sikkim wins their first ever Ranji Trophy Match against Manipur in Kolkata today by an innings and 27 runs. The match was played in JU Second Campus, Salt Lake, Kolkata. Sikkim with 8 other teams is playing their first Ranji Trophy in a Plate Division.
It was Milind Kumar’s 261 runs that helped Sikkim reach 372 in the first innings and brilliant bowling by Sikkim bowlers restricted the opponent on 79 runs, in which Ishwar Chaudhary took 4 wickets, Bipul Sharma 3 wickets, Lee Yong Lepcha 2 wickets and Palzor Tamang 1 wicket.
Sikkim decided on a follow-on to Manipur and in the second innings they scored 266 runs, Yashpal Singh’s 132 and Lakhan Arjun Rawant’s 70 runs helped them reach this score. In the second innings too Sikkim showed a magnificent game temperament and sweep-out Manipur with a shortfall of 27 runs on the board. Bipul took 4 wickets, Ishwar 3 wickets, Palzor, Milind and Padam 1 wickets each and helped Sikkim to this win.
It is a historic win by Sikkim and a proud moment for all the Sikkimese. Sikkim scored 7 Points (s) on the table for the Plate Division of Ranji trophy.
“I congratulate the entire team for this historic win today and would like to thank all the past Office Bearers of SCA, who worked tirelessly for this day to come. It is every Cricketers's dream to play in the most prestigious tournament of the Indian Domestic League and with this win, their dreams have been fulfilled. This dream SCA and BCCI have finally fulfilled for all cricketers in Sikkim. Today’s innings defeat has been given to the people of Sikkim by the players and the SCA family, says Lobzang G. Tenzing (President of Sikkim Cricket Association).”

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