Meghalaya cricket team

Meghalaya cricket team
Personnel
Captain	Puneet Bisht
Coach	Sanath Kumar
Owner	Meghalaya Cricket Association

The Meghalaya cricket team is a cricket team that represents the state of Meghalaya in Indian domestic competitions. In July 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named the team as one of the nine new sides that would compete in domestic tournaments for the 2018–19 season, including the Ranji Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy.^[1]^[2]^[3] However, prior to the start of the tournament, the team did not have a ground to play first-class cricket on.^[4] Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Sanath Kumar was appointed as the team's coach.^[5]

In September 2018, they won their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Mizoram by 8 wickets.^[6]^[7] In their first season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, they finished in fifth place in the Plate Group, with four wins and four defeats from their eight matches.^[8] Puneet Bisht finished as the leading run-scorer, with 502 runs, and Gurinder Singh and Abhay Negi were the joint-leading wicket-takers for the team, with fourteen dismissals each.^[9]

In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they beat Arunachal Pradesh by seven wickets.^[10]^[11] They finished the 2018–19 tournament fourth in the table, with four wins from their eight matches.^[12]

In March 2019, Meghalaya finished in last place in Group B of the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with no wins from their six matches.^[13] Gurinder Singh was the leading run-scorer for the team in the tournament, with 207 runs, and Abhay Negi was the leading wicket-taker, with eight dismissals.^[14]

Squad[]

Name	Birth date	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
Dwaraka Ravi Teja	(1987-09-05) 5 September 1987 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Chirag Khurana	(1992-11-03) 3 November 1992 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Larry Gomes	(1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Kishan Lyngdoh	(1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Wanlambok Nongkhlaw	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 29)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Rohit Shah	(1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed
Wallam Kynshi	(1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 (age 32)	Right-handed
Tengchan Sangma	(1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Purajit Mandal	(1981-10-21) 21 October 1981 (age 40)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Yogesh Tiwari	(1997-11-08) 8 November 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
All-rounders
Ram Gurung	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
Aryan Bora	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 21)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Wicket-keeper
Puneet Bisht	(1986-06-15) 15 June 1986 (age 35)	Right-handed		Captain
Spin bowler
Anish Charak	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 21)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
Himan Phukan	(1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Bamanbha Shangpliang	(1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break
Pace bowlers
Dippu Sangma	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Akash Choudhary	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Chengkam Sangma	(1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Nafees Siddique	(1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Kilco Marak	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast

References[]

^ "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "BCCI to host over 2000 matches in the upcoming 2018–19 domestic season". BCCI. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
^ "North Eastern Ranji Trophy teams to discuss infrastructure upgrades with BCCI ahead of maiden season". First Post. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
^ "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018–19, Plate Group wrap: Wins for Meghalaya, Manipur and Bihar". Cricket Country. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ "Plate Group, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Nadiad, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Meghalaya: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ "Ranji Trophy Takeaways: Unadkat Picks Seven; Mumbai in Command Against Railways". Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
^ "Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
^ "Ranji Trophy Table – 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Meghalaya: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

[CI39-1] "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[IE39-2] "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[BCCI-3] "BCCI to host over 2000 matches in the upcoming 2018–19 domestic season". BCCI. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[FP-4] "North Eastern Ranji Trophy teams to discuss infrastructure upgrades with BCCI ahead of maiden season". First Post. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

[5] "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

[6] "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018–19, Plate Group wrap: Wins for Meghalaya, Manipur and Bihar". Cricket Country. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

[7] "Plate Group, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Nadiad, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

[8] "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[9] "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Meghalaya: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[10] "Ranji Trophy Takeaways: Unadkat Picks Seven; Mumbai in Command Against Railways". Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

[11] "Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 November 2018.

[12] "Ranji Trophy Table – 2018–19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[13] "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

[14] "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Meghalaya: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

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