Chennai: Uttarkhand, Assam and Nagaland registered comfortable wins in the Plate Group matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy Limited overs cricket tournament here today.
While Uttarkhand beat Meghalaya by six wickets, Assam thrashed Manipur by ten wickets and Nagaland beat Sikkim by 98 runs to collect four points each.
However, the match between Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh was abandoned due to overnight rain and both the teams gained two points.
Brief Scores :
Meghalaya 242 for six in 50 overs (W Nongkhlaw 29, Larry Sangma 29, Punit Bisht 48, D.B. Ravi Teja 44, R Sanjay Yadav 81) lost to Uttarakhand 243 for four in 44.1 overs (Jay Bista 141, Kunal Chandela 55, Dikshanshu Negi 26).
Manipur 108 for six in 28 overs when rain stopped play after start was delayed due to wet outfield. Target for Assam is 117 runs in 25 overs.
Assam 119 no loss in 15.4 overs (Pallav Kumar Das 75 not out, Denish Das 36 not out).
Nagaland 310 for eight in 50 overs (Sedezhalie Rupero 99, R Jonathan 92, Hem Chetri 44 not out) bt Sikkim 212 in 49.2 overs (Nilesh Lamichaney 37, Robin Bist 72, Hem Chetri three for 29).
