WeRNorthEast emerged champions defeating South Point School by 58 runs in the final of the 3rd TOPCEM-ASJA Inter-School/Cricket Coaching Centre Under-16 Cricket Tournament that was played at Nehru Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Winning the toss, South Point School opted to field first. WeRNE posted 157 losing all the wickets in 40 overs with the help of Akhtar Hussain’s 27 and Manish Mahato’s 25. Extras were the highest contributor to the board with 43 runs for WeRNE though.
Rahul Tamuli of South Point notched up 4 wickets for 48 runs in 8 overs.
In reply, South Point batters faltered to be bundled out for a paltry total of 99 in 26.5 overs. Bhim Chetry wreaked havoc with a fifer. Abhinav Chowdhury (25) and Darmiyan (23) showed some determination in the middle but that was not enough. Arman Ali also picked up 2 wickets.
Individual awards: Player of the final: Bhim Chetry; Best fielder: Rahul Tamuli; Best bowler: Bhim Chetry; Best batter: Darmiyan; Player of the tournament: Bhim Chetry; Hattrick special award: Arman Ali.