TCMDC vs YWC in Mema Memorial T20 Veteran Cricket tournament final

By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Jun 29 : TCMDC, Thongju will square off against YWC, Langthabal in the title clash of the 3rd Khomdram (O) Hijam Mema Devi Memorial T20 Manipur Veteran Cricket Tournament 2026.
TCMDC entered the final this morning by defeating NAPSA, Kha Imphal by 4 wickets at Langthabal Public Ground.
They chose wisely to bowl first and restricted NAPSA to 78/9 in the first innings before fighting their way to the winning 82 for 6 wickets in 16.3 overs.
Ratan and Premananda shared identical 19 runs for NAPSA  in the first innings that saw Krishna (2/13) and Bijesh (2/11) sharing four crucial wickets for TMCDC.
Rishikanta (2/18) and Doren (2/16) gave TCMDC a tough time in reply but contributions from Tarun (17 off 26 balls), Premjit (16 off 29 balls), Rakesh (14 off 12 balls) set the momentum before Anand (8 not out off 9 balls) and Brajakumar (4 not out off 11 balls) finished off the chase.
Krishna of TCMDC who picked two wickets and added 7 runs to TCMDC’s tally was declared man of the match.
Later in the second semi-final match, KSDO opted to bat first but were bundled out for a paltry total of 46 runs by YWC before they struggled their way to the target in 9.3 overs.
Noushad Ali made 24 off 19 balls for KSDO but his effort went in vain as Dinachandra (3/12 in 4 overs) and Samananda (3/2 in 3 overs) shared 6 crucial wickets for YWC to cut short the innings.
Dinanchandra then shone with an unbeaten 17 off 18 balls to see YWC through to the target in 9.3 overs despite the top orders faltering in the face of Akbar, who returned with the best bowling figures of 4/12 in 3 overs for KSDO.
Dinachandra was eventually declared man of the match.