MNCA U-23 Men's Cricket BLUE HAWK crush THAU, Luching knocks 107 runs for TRAU to overpower FORCE

By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Mar 13: BLUE HAWK Khurai Lamlong crushed THAU Thangmeiband by a massive 129 runs in the 2nd MNCA Men's U-23 Haobam Biramangol Singh memorial Trophy 2024-25 today.
While BLUE HAWK knocked 173 for 6 wickets in 23 overs, THAU failed terribly, scoring only 44 runs for 10 wickets in 12 overs.
In another league match, TRAU Kwakeithel beat FORCE Kshetrigao by 104 runs.
TRAU scored a massive 287 runs for 3 wickets in 35 overs. In reply, FORCE could score only 184 runs for 10 wickets in 29.5 overs.
BLUE HAWK vs THAU
At Khudeiband Lampak, Taothong (Lamshang), THAU won the toss and opted to field first.
Facing the ball first, BLUE HAWK's Nandakishor and Wangmayum Farid displayed fine battings, both scoring past the half-century mark.
Nandakishor knocked 54 runs off 64 balls, and Wangmayum Farid knocked 52 off 32 balls.
Nongdamba Khunjamayum scored 34 runs off 22 balls and remained not-out.
Heisnam Samsung Meitei (5 runs off 8 balls), Nitish (6 runs off 7 balls), Borish Thoidingjam (3 runs off 7 balls) and Saheer (1 run off 1 ball) contributed to BLUE HAWK's 173 runs in 23 overs.
THAU's H Diamond took 3 wickets and his team-mate, Kh Romesh Singh took 2 wickets.
In the chase for the target, THAU batsmen performed poorly with only one of them scoring 2-digit runs.
Phukhrambam Hilbert Singh scored 10 runs off 23 balls, the most individual score for the team.
Yoihenba Thoudam Singh (4 runs off 3 balls), H Diamond (6 runs off 9 balls), Konthoujam Rohan Meetei (9 runs off 17 balls) and Sanjeev Irengbam (2 runs off 5 balls) contributed runs to THAU's failed knock of 44 runs in 12 overs.
Kh Romesh Singh, Washington, Leevasky Thongbam, Khundrakpam Bidyananda Singh, Daniand Ningthoujam and Santa Soubam scored zero.
BLUE HAWK's Moirangthem Romesh Singh took 4 wickets. Dp Saheer took 3 wickets, and Aribam Rr Sharma took 2 wickets.
TRAU vs FORCE
At Public Ground, Khangabok Part III Cherapur, TRAU won the toss and opted to bat first.
TRAU scored a massive 287 runs for 3 wickets in 35 overs, thanks to exceptional battings from Huiningshumbam Luching and Sanjembam Somokanta Khuman.
An undefeated Huiningshumbam Luching knocked an impressive 107 runs off 112 balls.
Sanjembam Somokanta Khuman knocked a massive 76 runs off 66 balls.
Tyrus Chabungbam (32 runs off 28 balls), Thangjam Rishi Singh (24 runs off 8 balls), Yumnam Amritakaran (5 runs off 8 balls) contributed to TRAU's 287 runs in 35 overs.
Syed Fayaz and Md Akaman of FORCE took one wicket each.
FORCE chase for the target initially saw some promise when Naeem NA7 knocked 40 runs off 45 balls, but the momentum died out as TRAU started shooting down wickets.
TRAU's Mutum Swabhiman took 5 wickets. Sanjembam Somokanta Khuman took 3 wickets. Preethson Arubam and Ringku took one wicket each.
Zahid Sheikh (1 run off 3 balls), Umar Sheikh (25 runs off 30 balls), Zaheer Khan (25 runs off 19 balls), Habibur Rahman (14 runs off 15 balls), Rohid (9 runs off 13 balls), Zahir Abbas Hussain (12 runs off 24 balls), Sakir (20 runs off 9 balls) and Syed Fayaz (4 runs off 19 balls) contributed to FORCE's 184 runs 29.5 overs.