SMAT Plate roundup: Meghalaya, Manipur and Services win at Sovimaएसएमएटी प्लेट राउंडअप: सोविमा में मेघालय, मणिपुर और सर्विसेज की जीत

Two Plate matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy produced results on 14 November 2026. Meghalaya squeezed past Nagaland by 18 runs, and Manipur beat Arunachal Pradesh by 61.

Meghalaya hold their nerve against Rongsen Jonathan

Nagaland won the toss at Nagaland Cricket Stadium in Sovima and chose to field. Meghalaya made 165/6 in their 20 overs, and the runs came from several hands rather than one big innings. Jiwanjot Singh top-scored with 45 from 37 balls. Raj Biswa played a fast cameo of 32 from 17, with five fours and a six. Akshay Karnewar added 24 from 14, and Srinivas Sharath finished unbeaten on 22 from 18.

Anil Gupta took two wickets for 37 in his four overs. Imliwati Lemtur was the most economical, giving away 17 runs for one wicket, and Neizekho took one for 26.

Nagaland ended on 147/4, 18 short. Rongsen Jonathan stayed unbeaten on 60 from 43 balls, hitting three fours and three sixes. Chetan Bist made 31 from 27 and Hokaito Zhimomi 19 from 17, but the innings could not speed up enough to reach the target. Karnewar, who had batted usefully, also led the bowling with 2 for 27. Akash Choudhary took 1 for 21 and Chengkam Sangma 1 for 28.

Manipur's bowlers shut down Arunachal Pradesh

At Sovima Cricket Ground, Manipur chose to bat after winning the toss and posted 167/9. Ulenyai Khwairakpam set up the total with 72 from 51 balls, with nine fours and two sixes. Langlonyamba Keishangbam contributed 31 from 26 and Ahmed Shah 27 from 17. Yab Niya took 3 for 35 and Darge Bagra 3 for 21 for Arunachal Pradesh, who kept Manipur to nine wickets down.

The chase never took off. Arunachal Pradesh finished on 106/9, 61 runs short. Salil Malhotra was the only batter to stand out, scoring 53 from 48 balls with five fours. Mohammad Sultan produced a brilliant spell of 4 for 14 in four overs, and Kishan Singha supported him with 3 for 13.

Results at a glance

• Nagaland v Meghalaya (Plate Match 3): Meghalaya won by 18 runs.
• Arunachal Pradesh v Manipur (Plate Match 2): Manipur won by 61 runs.

Services beat Sikkim by 6 wickets

Sikkim chose to bat at the Nagaland Cricket Stadium and made 167/7. Gurinder Singh top-scored with 42 from 33 balls, Parth Palawat made 35 from 28 and Satyajit Bachhav 34 from 22. Services shared the wickets, with five bowlers taking one each; Rajbahadur Pal was the most economical with 1/25 from four overs.

Suraj Vashisht and Kunwar Pathak set up the chase with an opening stand of 86 from 58 balls. Vashisht made 67 from 43 balls with four fours and four sixes, and Pathak 38 from 31. Leeyong Lepcha took 3/30 to bring Sikkim back into it, but Nakul Sharma (17 not out from 8) and Mohit Jangra (15 not out from 11) added an unbroken 31 to finish the chase with 8 balls to spare.