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Dibrugarh Warriors enter Assam Premier League semis with win
A cricket team called the Dibrugarh Warriors played a game against the Jorhat Stallions.
The Warriors won the game and became the first team to reach the semi-finals of their league.
The Stallions batted first and scored 132 runs.
The Warriors needed 133 runs to win, and they got them with a few balls to spare.
A player named Sidhartha Sankar Baruah hit the ball very fast and scored 24 runs from just nine balls.
That helped his team win by five wickets.
Two other players, Ranjan Bikash Das and Jitumoni Kalita, each got three batters out for the Warriors.
This win gave the Warriors 12 points and put them at the top of the league table.
Two other teams, the Barak Legends and the Guwahati Royals, are close behind in the standings.
Dibrugarh Warriors became the first semi-finalists of the Assam Premier League with a five-wicket win over Jorhat Stallions.
Chasing 133, Dibrugarh reached 134/5 in 18.2 overs at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati.
Sidhartha Sankar Baruah hit an unbeaten 24 off nine balls, including two fours and two sixes, at a strike rate of 266.67.
Ranjan Bikash Das and Jitumoni Kalita took three wickets each as Jorhat were restricted to 132/8.
The win took Dibrugarh to 12 points from eight matches, confirming their top-four spot and league summit.
Barak Legends remain second with 11 points, while Guwahati Royals are third with 10 points.
- Who
- Dibrugarh Warriors, Jorhat Stallions, and players including Sidhartha Sankar Baruah, Jitumoni Kalita, Ranjan Bikash Das, Diwiz Pathak, and Rituraj Biswas.
- What
- Dibrugarh Warriors beat Jorhat Stallions by five wickets to become the first semi-finalists of the Assam Premier League.
- Where
- Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati.
- When
- Sunday (the match took place on a Sunday).
- Why
- Dibrugarh chased down the target of 133 runs, powered by Sidhartha Sankar Baruah's unbeaten 24 off nine balls.
Dibrugarh Warriors perspective
Jorhat Stallions perspective
Match outcome
Dibrugarh Warriors perspective
Dibrugarh's bowlers and Sidhartha Sankar Baruah's late hitting secured a comfortable five-wicket win with 10 balls to spare.
Jorhat Stallions perspective
Jorhat's batting struggled, with Nihar Narah out for a duck and the team restricted to 132/8, leaving them short of a competitive total.
Key facts
- Result
- Dibrugarh Warriors won by five wickets
- Target
- 133 runs
- Final score
- 134/5 in 18.2 overs
- Jorhat Stallions score
- 132/8
- Top scorer (Dibrugarh)
- Rituraj Biswas, 38 off 37 balls
- Best bowling (Dibrugarh)
- Jitumoni Kalita, 3/12
- Dibrugarh points
- 12 points from eight matches
- League position
- First (top of the table)
Sources
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