Sikkim Outplayed Nagaland in Col. C. K. Nayudu Trophy

After sharing the points in the first match of the Col. C. K. Nayudu Trophy against Pondicherry as the match was drawn due to rain, Sikkim outplayed Nagaland in the second match played at Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima, Nagaland today by 3 wickets.

It was a very interesting match as the match continued until the last day. Both side gave their best in both innings. Nagaland won the toss and chose to bat first. In their first innings, Nagaland made 280 runs off 110.4 overs, where one of their players, named Wahid, scored 121 runs, the highest of the innings. Chandra Bahadur Chettri and Mohammad Saptula took 3 wickets each, Dinesh Kumar Dhobi took 2 wickets, Chandan Kumar and Harit Chauhan took 1 wicket each. In Sikkim’s first innings, 310 runs were scored, of which Parth Palawat scored 110 runs, Mohammad Shahbaz 52 runs, Harit Chauhan 46 runs, Akash Luitel 35 runs, and Chandra Bahadur Chettri 25 runs in 110.3 overs, taking the lead of 30 runs.

In the second innings, Nagaland was all out for 196 runs, setting the target of 166 runs. It was Saptula’s brilliant spell that thrashed the opponent, taking 8 wickets, and Harit bagged 2 wickets. Sikkim reached the target in 46.3 overs,s scoring 168 runs. Harit scored the innings' highest of 44 runs, Shahbaz 37 runs, Saptula 35 runs, Parth 16 runs, and Sanjay Chettri 11 runs.

“It was a good game altogether, where the boys played well with both bat and ball. The trainer and physio of the team equally share this victory for their continuous effort in keeping the players fit on and off the field. We are looking for the next match against Manipur.” Say Coach Som Tshering Lepcha.