Shillong, Rymphang 17: Ka kynhun ïalehkai jong ka Meghalaya ka donkam mynta ban jop sa shi sien ban poi sha ka burom kum ka lahduh hadien ba ka la lah ban ïalehkai bha na ka thup ïakhun Plate Group jong ka lympung U-23 men’s Col CK Nayudu Trophy, bad ka final kan long pyrshah ïa ka Nagaland ka ban sdang naduh mynta ka sngi.
Kane ka jingïakhun final la khreh ban pynlong ha madan kriket Nagaland Cricket Stadium ha Sovima, bad ka por kan long naduh 9 baje mynstep.
Kumba ka paw, ka Meghalaya ka la seisoh bha ha ki jingïalehkai mynta ka samoi, da kaba jop ha baroh hynriew sien ki jingïakhun.
Ka samoi ïalehkai mynta u snem ka la sdang naduh 7 tarik u Kyllalyngkot ha kaba ka jylla ka la aireng pyrshah ïa ka Sikkim, bad jop kput da 328 ron.
Ka la ïai bteng ban jop ïa ka Manipur (lyngba ka inning bad 51 ron), nangta ïa ka Mizoram (da 3 wicket), ïa ka Arunachal Pradesh (da 180 ron), ïa ka Nagaland (da 134 ron) bad sa shi sien ïa ka Mizoram (lyngba ka inning bad 107 ron) ha ka semifinal.
Kane ka long ka samoi ba seisoh ïa ka Meghalaya hadien ba ka la jop ïa baroh ki jingïalehkai U-23 bad la sakhi ruh ïa ka jingnangkiew ka rukom lehkai jong ka kynhun, kaba long kaba donkam ïa ki player shuwa ba kin shah jied ha ka thup kynhun kiba la rangbah. Kumban shu pynkynmaw, ka jylla ka la dep ban pynliem teng ïa ka Nagaland hala ïing ha ka thup ïakhun jong ka round robin stage bad mynta kan khmih lynti ïa ka juh.
Ka thup kyrteng ki player Meghalaya ha ka final Col CK Nayudu Plate Group ki long: Abhishek Kumar, Abhishek Gupta, Agreas Cham Cham Sangma, Badonnam J Mylliemngap, Bipin Kumar Ray, Joydeepan Deb, Kevin Sanjeev Christopher (C), Kush Agarwal, Manish Sharma (VC), Mrityunjay Bharali (WK), Nishanta Chakraborty, PM Santhosh, Sudhir Sahani, Swastic Chettri, Wankitlang Nongpluh. Support staff: Neetesh Sharma (head coach), Synrapsing Riahtam (assistant coach), Emidao Dhar (physio), Skhembor Khongbtep (trainer), Chuba R Marak (manager)
Swastic Chettri (310) and Nishanta Chakraborty (384) have both racked up more than 300 runs each this season but captain Kevin Christopher tops the state list with 507, which puts him 14th in the overall standings nationally.
But it is the bowling that has been of particular note, with Manish Sharma and Abhishek Kumar both claiming a sensational 39 wickets each. Left-arm orthodox spinner Manish has four five-wicket hauls and fast bowler Abhishek five. Manish’s leads in terms of average, getting a wicket every 8.25 runs, while Abhishek’s average is 12.76.
Having already defeated Nagaland at home in the round robin stage, Meghalaya will have a certain advantage in the final but Nagaland, on the other hand, will be playing on home turf. Nagaland have won both matches played at Sovima this season and will want to make it three in a row.
Meghalaya squad for Col CK Nayudu Plate Group final vs Nagaland:
Abhishek Kumar, Abhishek Gupta, Agreas Cham Cham Sangma, Badonnam J Mylliemngap, Bipin Kumar Ray, Joydeepan Deb, Kevin Sanjeev Christopher (C), Kush Agarwal, Manish Sharma (VC), Mrityunjay Bharali (WK), Nishanta Chakraborty, PM Santhosh, Sudhir Sahani, Swastic Chettri, Wankitlang Nongpluh
Standbys: Aman Kumar, Frickey Sangma, Sachin Kumar
Support staff: Neetesh Sharma (head coach), Synrapsing Riahtam (assistant coach), Emidao Dhar (physio), Skhembor Khongbtep (trainer), Chuba R Marak