Day-6 : Senior men’s Inter-district tournament

1st Semi-final, Nagaland Cricket Stadium: Dimapur triumphed over Kohima by 3 wickets in a closely contested match. After Kohima won the toss and opted to bat first, Imomenba Walling produced yet another exceptional batting performance as he scored 48 runs while his opening partner Hikato Aye also contributed 19 runs.
However, the remaining batsmen could not contribute much to the score as Dimapur bowled them all out in 39.3 overs with 135 runs on the board. Santosh Mahto and Raja Swarnkar took 3 wickets while Nagaho, Tahmeed and Hem claimed 1 wicket each. Needing 136 for the win, Shamphri Terang (34 runs) and Hem Bahadur Chetri (57 runs) gave Dimapur the start required in the run chase however Sepichem displayed brilliance with the ball and scalped 4 wickets alongside Kelhousilie who also scalped 3 wickets.
Dimapur looked like they were in deep trouble when they required 27 runs in 118 balls with only 3 wickets remaining but Hoponkyu Sangtam who scored a vital 10 runs with Hem Bahadur Chetri secured the win for Dimapur to put them in the finals versus Niuland.
Man of the Match was awarded to Hem Bahadur Chetri for his 57 runs and 1 wicket.
2nd Semi-final
After Chümoukedima won the toss and elected to bat first, Mughavi (16 runs) and Sedezhalie (12 runs) were the only batsmen who could manage double digits as the batting line up collapsed and managed to put up a paltry total of 69 runs all out in 27.3 overs.
Vino G Zhimomi of Niuland rattled Chümoukedima and returned figures of 5 wickets in 8.3 overs. He was ably supported by Sunil Sharma who also collected 3 wickets.
In the run chase, Niuland felt the Semi-finals pressure as two quick wickets fell in just 3 runs in the form of Vishal Sahani 1 run and Wahid Ali for a nought. Both wickets were claimed by the prodigy Khrievitso Kense.
However Afzal Hussain (40) runs and Hokaito Zhimomi (27) runs made sure no further damage was done and played sensibly to steer their team to an impressive win in just 21.5 overs and book a berth for the finals.
Man of the match was awarded to Vino G Zhimomi for his brilliant bowling figures of 5 wickets in 8.3 over with 1 Maiden over and conceding only 19 runs with an economy rate of 2.24. Finals of the Senior men’s Inter-district tournament between Niuland and Dimapur will be played on May 29 (Monday) at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima.