2nd MNCA U-19 Women's One Day TrophyAKSDO book semi-final berth with third straight victory

By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Apr 21 : AKSDO, Khangabok booked their semi-final ticket as Group B winners in the 2nd MNCA U-19 Women's One Day Trophy as they thumped YPHUC, Lalambung by 7 wickets for the third straight victory today at Kongba Khunou Dhobi Lampak.
Having beaten FORCE, Kshetrigao and Al-Ameen, Lilong in the previous Group matches, confident AKSDO bundled out toss winners YPHUC for 86 runs in a span of 26 overs and cruised to a winning 89 for 3 wickets within 11.5 overs.
Alish Thokchom picked three wickets including the last two wickets by conceding just four runs in her spell of 5 overs that included two maidens to help AKSDO restrict YPHUC to a meagre total as Bijaya Khundrakpam (2/11) and Creety Moirangthem (2/17) shared four wickets.
Only Lanchenbi Mutum 16, Tongbram Nilky 13 and Suchitra Waikhom 11 were the double digit run getters for YPHUC as 7 batters departed cheaply before the team slumped to 86 all out.
In reply, Taniya Ningthoujam 30 and Creety Moirangthem 23 put AKSDO to sniffing distance of a win before Daina 2 and Alish Thokchom 4 finished off the chase with an unbeaten partnership for the fourth wicket.
Tongbram Nilky and Deepashree Charoibam picked up a wicket apiece for YPHUC.
It was the second loss for YPHUC in three matches and the result left the team out of contention for the semi-final berth from the team as FORCE, Kshetrigao remained second with one match left to spare.