Inter-District One Day Tournament: Niuland, Kohima register wins

DIMAPUR — In the Senior Men’s Inter-District One Day Tournament 2024, Niuland triumphed over Chümoukedima with a 65-run victory on Wednesday at Sovima Cricket Ground.

According to an update, Sunil Sharma’s stellar performance, scoring 47 runs and claiming 4 wickets for 33 runs, earned him the Player of the Match award.

Niuland posted a competitive total of 173 runs in 39.4 overs, with Moakumzuk Tzudir contributing 32 runs. In response, Chümoukedima managed to score 108 runs in 34.1 overs, with Jonathan Rongsen top-scoring with 46 runs.

Meanwhile, at Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Mokokchung faced Kohima, with the latter clinching a narrow victory by just 1 wicket.

Vizalie Shuya’s all-round performance, scoring 25 runs and claiming 5 wickets for 28 runs, earned him the Player of the Match title.

Mokokchung set a testing target of 207 runs in 49.2 overs, with Andrew Ropmay and Menchet Ponggen contributing 69 and 52 runs, respectively.

Kohima, nevertheless, successfully chased down the target, reaching 208 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs, with Khriesavituo Solo and Zidu contributing 39 and 36 runs respectively.

Arjun Rai took 5 wickets for 41 runs for Mokokchung.

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