Shillong, Oct 25: The senior men’s selection committee of the Meghalaya Cricket Association has issued a revised list of 15 players available for consideration for the third U-23 men’s Col CK Nayudu Trophy 2024-25 match against Himachal Pradesh.
The multi-day match will begin on 27 October and be hosted by the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in Nadaun. The squad changes include Banialam Mylliemngap and Thunun Marak in place of Navin Kumar and Sachin Kumar.
Meghalaya were promoted to the elite level after finishing second in the Plate Group to Nagaland in 2023-24. Meghalaya had won all six matches on their way to the title match but could not beat hosts Nagaland in the final.
This season, Meghalaya has lost its opening two matches, by an innings and 129 runs against Punjab and by an innings and 93 runs to Andhra Pradesh.
Kevin Christopher struck a half-century in each match, while Swastic Chettri fell just short with 49 against Andhra. Abhishek Kumar has been Meghalaya’s most successful bowler so far with five wickets, including 4/71 against Punjab.
Himachal were on the verge of defeat but managed to draw their first match against Rajasthan before losing to Vidarbha by seven wickets in their second fixture.
Meghalaya squad against Himachal Pradesh: Kevin S Christopher (C), Manish Sharma (V-C), Aman Kumar, Avinash Rai, Abhishek Kumar, Gulgul Sangma, Gavineal J Marpna, Bipin Kr Ray, Josiah Momin, Joydeepan Deb, Banialam Mylliemngap, Purav Agarwal, PM Santhosh, Thunun Marak (WK), Swastic Chettri
Standbys: Navin Kumar, Kush Agarwal, Rohit Kr Yadav, Bharat Gurung, Raghav Magotra
Support staff: Neetesh Sharma (Head Coach), Synrapsing Riahtam (Assistant Coach), Emidao Dhar (Physio), Skhembor Khongbtep (Trainer), Chuba R Marak (Manager)
