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Manipur Make History: Register Biggest Ever Victory in Women’s U19 T20 Cricket
Captain Taniya Ningthoujam’s unbeaten 56 set up 141/3, then Tripura lost seven wickets for 17 runs as Manipur won by 74 runs at Fulung.
141/3 v 67 all out in 16.3 overs, Sat 10 October 2026, North Guwahati.
Manipur U19 Women beat Tripura by 74 runs in Match 6 of the Women’s U19 T20 Trophy Plate at the ACA Cricket Academy Ground, Fulung, North Guwahati. Records kept by the PurePlay India Sports Desk indicate it is the largest winning margin by a Manipur U19 women’s side in T20 cricket.
How Manipur U19 Women turned a slow start into 141/3
The Manipur U19 Women side were 55 for 2 after 10.1 overs, with openers Kebriya (20 off 25) and Sumeiya (21 off 29) both gone. The innings then changed gear. The remaining 86 runs came in 9.5 overs, and the team finished on 141/3, the highest total of the tournament so far, according to the match centre.
Captain and wicketkeeper Taniya Ningthoujam finished unbeaten on 56 off 36 balls at a strike rate of 156. Nine fours made up 36 of those runs, and she hit half of Manipur’s 18 boundaries. She added 85 off 58 balls for the third wicket with Creety Moirangthem, who made 30 off 29 balls before being bowled by Taniya Chetry in the final over. Manipur hit 18 fours and no sixes in the innings.
Chetry was the pick of the Tripura bowlers with 2 for 18 from four overs. Sushmita Basak took 1 for 25 in three.
Tripura collapse against Manipur U19 Women
Tripura were 50 for 3 after 10.3 overs, and the chase was still just about alive. It was not for long. The last seven wickets fell for 17 runs and the innings ended on 67 in 16.3 overs. Only Shayantika Namadas, with 26 off 31 balls, reached double figures among the batters, and seven of the 11 scored two or fewer. Extras, at 10, were the second-largest contribution.
Nonibala took 3 for 13 in four overs and Thokchom Puni Devi 2 for 9 in three, while Bijjiya Khundrakpam took one in 1.3 overs. Four Tripura batters were run out, and Ningthoujam was behind the stumps for three stumpings, two off Nonibala and one off Puni Devi, plus a run-out. Including the run-outs she was involved in four of the ten dismissals.
The turning point
Fifty for 3 became 67 all out. Seven wickets fell for 17 runs.
Manipur U19 Women top the Trophy Plate table
The win puts Manipur U19 Women on top of the five-team Trophy Plate table after one match, on four points and a net run rate of +3.7. Nagaland are second, also with four points from one match, and Sikkim and Tripura each have four from two. Meghalaya are still looking for their first points. The table below is as listed on the match centre at the time of writing.
| # | Team | P | W | L | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manipur U19 Women | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +3.7 |
| 2 | Nagaland U19 Women | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +2.55 |
| 3 | Sikkim U19 Women | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +0.575 |
| 4 | Tripura U19 Women | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −1.422 |
| 5 | Meghalaya U19 Women | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −2.447 |
Next up: Nagaland
Manipur U19 Women play Nagaland, the other unbeaten side, in Match 8 on Monday 12 October at 8:30 am, at the same ground.