Shillong, Nov 7: Newly-formed club Meghalaya Media United SC got off to a flying start in the 1st MLA Trophy Deuce Tournament, beating Momentum by two wickets.
Player of the match Deepak Chettri and teammate Amit Meinam Singh were the star performers for the former, while Jied Lyngdoh shone with the ball for Momentum, picking up four wickets.
Featuring in their first-ever appearance in a competition, Meghalaya Media United SC were made to field first under damp conditions, which appeared to favour their bowlers. Momentum lost three wickets within the first four overs after a fiery opening bowling spell by Rakrik Marak and Dino Renthlei.
However, Momentum recovered after an impressive partnership between Asif Ali (30) and Ankit (24). The duo steadied the ship to take their team towards what looked to be a respective total. But Amit Meinam Singh took three wickets while Deepak Chettri picked up two before Momentum were bundled out for 101 in 17.5 overs.
Chasing 102, Meghalaya Media United SC got off to an explosive start with Deepak Chettri (30) and Bunny Sharma smashing boundaries at will.
By the sixth over, the team had scored 60 runs and looked set for a comfortable victory. However, there was a middle order collapse and the tides slowly turned in Momentum’s favour. Meghalaya Media United SC required seven runs when the eighth wicket fell, before Rakrik and Thunga continued rotating the strike to take their team to a win.
