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Seamer Nafees Siddique could not have asked for a better start in his List A career after the 25-year old right-arm seamer scalped six wickets in his List A debut game against Manipur, played in Jaipur.
Siddique’s terrific bowling display helped his side Meghalaya to register a mammoth 111-run victory in the Plate Group match of the Vijay Hazare trophy, on Saturday, played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.
Batting first, Meghalaya posted a total of 258/7 in 50 overs. Meghalaya batter Chirag Khurana gave a good start to the innings after the opener scored 50 runs from 80 deliveries.
Meghalaya skipper Punit Bisht led from the front and helped his side to score a fightable total. Bisht got out after scoring 85 from 71 deliveries. No one else managed to score a half-century for Meghalaya.
But the real damage was done by Siddique after the Meghalaya-born player disturbed the Manipur’s top-order by claiming four quick wickets. Manipur’s run chase seemed to be a daunting task after they were reduced to 28/5 inside just nine overs.
Manipur’s L Kishan Singha (50 from 123 deliveries) did put up some fight after notching a half-century but his resistance turned out to be inadequate after he was bowled out by Siddique.
Apart from Singha only two other batsmen- Nitesh Sedai (10 from 17 balls) and Johnson Singh (34 from 90 balls) could reach double digits. Eventually, Manipur were bundled out for a mere 147 in 49.2 overs.
This victory turned out to be Meghalaya’s third consecutive win but they still remain at second spot with 12 points. Group leaders Tripura also have 12 points in their kitty and because of a better Net Run Rate they still claim the top spot.
Brief Score:- Meghalaya 258/7 in 50 overs (Bisht 85, Khurana 50; Salam 2/65) beat Manipur 147/10 in 49.2 overs (Singha 50; Siddique 6/39) by 111 runs
