Meghalaya will now wait to see who their opponents in the final are to be - Manipur or Mizoram. Meghalaya had beaten the latter in the round robin stage but Manipur are currently in a stronger position going into the last day of their semifinal.
Apandanka, third in the wicket taking list nationwide before this match, now has 40 scalps to his name after he claimed 6/40 in 12 overs on Wednesday, including the top three batters.
Shillong, Dec 17: Meghalaya claimed a 36-run first innings lead against Mizoram in their U-16 boys' Vijay Merchant Trophy match in Cuttack on Sunday.
Resuming...
Meghalaya defeated Arunachal Pradesh by an innings and 78 runs on the third day of their U-16 boys' Vijay Merchant Trophy match in Cuttack on Wednesday.
Apandanka Marak continued his excellent string of performances in the U-16 boys' Vijay Merchant Trophy with a phenomenal hat-trick against top order batters of Arunachal Pradesh in Cuttack on Tuesday.
