Kolkata, March 6: Nagaland dismissed Mizoram for 261 in the second innings with Imliwati Lemtur playing a major role. Left-arm spinner Imliwati Lemtur claimed four wickets for 49 runs to help Nagaland thrash Mizoram by a massive 448 runs in their Ranji Trophy plate group match at Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Resuming at 42 for 1 in their improbable chase of 710 runs, Mizoram folded their second innings in 93.4 overs to hand Nagaland their third win on the trot.
The 18-year-old medium pacer Raja Swarnkar, who made a memorable debut grabbing 5/17 to skittle out Mizoram for a paltry 95 in the first innings, was adjudged man-of-the-match.
Swarnkar took 1/42 in the second innings to finish with a match haul of six wickets.
For Mizoram, skipper Taruwar Kohli waged a lone battle to be unbeaten on 151 from 251 balls (26×4), his 11th overall first class century and third from as many matches.
The win consolidated Nagaland’s place on the top of the Plate group table with 19 points, nine points clear of Manipur, with two more rounds to go.
