Shillong, Nov 18: Arien Bonchang Sangma will captain the Meghalaya team at the U-25 Men State A Tournament, a one day competition organised by the BCCI, in Mohali from 20th November.
The 15-member squad has been named by the Meghalaya Cricket Association. Sangma will be assisted by Asif Khan as vice-captain.
Meghalaya will play their first match against Uttarakhand on 20th November. Other teams in their group are Himachal Pradesh, Railways, Pondicherry, Karnataka and Kerala, which should make for a challenging group.
Meghalaya squad: Arien Bonchang Sangma (C), Ibitlang Thabah, Jaskirat Singh Sachdeva, Josiah Momin, Kevin Sanjeev Christopher, Asif Khan (VC), Bonkam R Marak, Ganeshstar Syiem, Badonnam John Mylliemngap, Sudhir Sahani, PM Santhosh, Lokesh Turaha, Bipin Kumar Ray, Manish Sharma, Agreas Chamcham Sangma
Meghalaya support staff: Neetesh Sharma (head coach), Synrapsing Riatham (assistant coach), Vikash Singh Chauhan (strength and conditioning coach), Emidao Dhar (physio), Peter M Kharsawian (manager)
Meghalaya fixtures:
vs Uttarakhand, 20th November
vs Himachal Pradesh, 21st November
vs Railways, 23rd November
vs Pondicherry, 27th November
vs Karnataka, 29th November
vs Kerala, 1st December