Shillong, Nov 14: Meghalaya defeated Nagaland by 18 runs in their first Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026-27 plate group match in Sovima, Nagaland, today.
Nagaland won the toss and chose to field first, with Meghalaya posting 165/6 in their allotted 20 overs. The hosts were then restricted to 147/4 in the chase.
Jiwanjot Singh top-scored for Meghalaya with 45 from 37 deliveries (4x4s), while Raj Biswa made 32 from 17 (5x4s, 1×6) at the top of the order. Akshay Karnewar (24 from 14, 3x4s, 1x6s) and Srinivas Sharath (22 not out from 18) also contributed handy runs. Anil Gupta (2/37 in 4 overs) was the most successful Nagaland bowlers.
In the Nagaland innings Rongsen Jonathan produced a sublime 60 not out from 43 deliveries (3x4s, 3x6s) but the home team still finished well short. Akshay bagged 2/27 in 4 overs for Meghalaya and he was named Player of the Match. Akash K Choudhary (1/21 in 4) and Chengkam Sangma (1/28 in 4) were the other wicket-takers.
Meghalaya will next play Services on Monday at 12:30PM. Services defeated Sikkim in their first match today by six wickets.
