Col. CK Nayudu Trophy: Nagaland beat Aruncahal by 6 wickets

Dimapur, April 8 (EMN): Nagaland, playing their third match in the ongoing Col. CK Nayudu trophy, defeated Arunachal Pradesh (AP) by six wickets at KIIT Cricket Stadium, Bhubaneswar from April 5 to the 8th.

Winning the toss, AP managed to put up 250 runs all out in 100.5 overs in their 1st innings. Licha Jhon (68 runs) and Likha Sonia (53 runs) scored a half-century for the team, an update informed.

For Nagaland, Odilemba with a return figure of four wickets was the most destructive bowler. Joshua and Akavi also got some crucial wickets as they secured two wickets each, while Merenkaba also claimed a wicket.

Nagaland in their 1st innings scored 321 runs all out in 77.3 overs. A brilliant century from Tohuka Zhimo (113 runs) , half-century from Shamphri (71 runs) and some quick valuable runs from the tailender, Merenkaba (38 runs) led Nagaland by 71 runs. For Arunachal, Likha Sonia took four wickets.

Arunachal, in their 2nd innings, managed to put 243 runs all out in 87.4 overs. Only Shubham (118 runs) and Likha Sonia (30 runs) offered some resistance. For Nagaland, Merenkaba took four wickets. Odilemba secured three wickets, while Joshua took two wickets. Akavi also registered a wicket to his name.

On the final day (4th day), Nagaland, requiring 173 runs to win, easily managed to reach the target in just 42 overs losing  four wickets.

In-form batsman Tohuka Zhimo scored a brilliant 57 not out. While Hem Bahadur Chetri, who scored a century against Meghalaya in the 2nd match, scored 60 runs. Joshua also contributed 30 runs. For Arunachal, D Bagra claimed two wickets.

Nagaland will play their last match against Sikkim from April 12 to the 15th.