Kolkata, February 27: Nagaland moved to the top of the plate group table after beating Arunachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy by an innings and 83 runs on Sunday at Videocon Academy Ground, Kolkata.
Nagaland skipper and seasoned all-rounder Jonathan Rongsen was the pick of the bowlers on the 4th and final day’s play with a career-best of 5/52 as Nagaland bowled out Arunachal Pradesh for 237 runs in their second innings to register a bonus point win.
Shrikant Mundhe was adjudged Man of the Match for his first innings double century that powered Nagaland to 536/7 declared in reply to Arunachal Pradesh’s 216.
Nagaland now has 13 points from 2 games, three points ahead of Manipur who had to settle for three points from their match against Mizoram.
After taking a 70-run first innings lead, Manipur declared their second innings at 425/9 to set a challenging 496-run target.
In response, Mizoram salvaged a gritty draw with fighting fifties from Uday Kaul (88 not out), Iqbal Abudlla (81) and skipper Taruwar Kohli (69) to return with one point.