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| A moment from the
match between Noonmati Cricket Academy and Friends United
at Gauhati Refinery Sector II ground on Monday. Picture
by Eastern Projections |
Guwahati, March 5: It was
the performance of the day. Dismissing five of his opponents
for just seven runs in the first semifinal of the Nessa
Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament at Gauhati Refinery Sector
II ground today, Jyoti Medhi of Friends United ensured a
chance for his team to take a shot at the title.
Friends United inflicted a six-wicket
defeat on hosts Noonmati Cricket Academy to move into the
final.
In another match earlier in the
day, Guwahati Cricket Coaching Centre set up tomorrows
quarterfinal encounter with Ankurjyoti Club, mauling Coal
India Ltd, Margherita, by 106 runs in a pre-quarterfinal
match.
In the semifinal, Noonmati Cricket
Academy elected to bat and were bundled out for 110 in 18
overs. Chasing the modest target, Friends United romped
home losing four wickets in 17 overs.
Hrishikesh Pathak was the top
scorer for the Noonmati outfit with 49 runs, while Hobby
Ali chipped in with 18 runs.
Jyoti Medhi was the Friends United
demolition man with his five-wicket haul. Teammate Mintu
Chakra-borty claimed two wickets, conceding seven runs.
In the run chase, Uttam Nayak
topscored for Friends United with 47 runs. Jyoti came handy
with the bat too, contributing 17 runs to the team scoreboard.
Tauhid Ali Talukdar and Debabrata Sen claimed a wicket each.
In the other match, Guwahati Cricket
Coaching Centre (GCCC) batted first and piled up 154 for
five in the stipulated 20 overs.
The visitors were skittled out
for a paltry total of 48 runs in 12 overs.
Vishal Jain and R.K. Mritunjoy
Gohain were the main scorers for GCCC with 48 and 38 runs
respectivly, while Ravi Mazumdar of Coal India scalped three
for 20.
Bapi Deb was the highest scorer
for Coal India with five runs, as most of their batsmen
scored only singles and twos. Ram Kripal Gupta ripped apart
the Coal India innings with the scalp of four for seven.
Bud Cricket Club will meet Vintage
XI in a quarterfinal tie tomorrow morning, followed by the
GCCC-Ankurjyoti Club encounter.
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