Meghalaya cricket team

Meghalaya cricket team
Personnel
CaptainKishan Lyngdoh (FC)
Akash Choudhary (LA)
Rajesh Bishnoi jnr (T20)
CoachGoutam Shome[1]
OwnerMeghalaya Cricket Association
Team information
Founded2018
Home groundMeghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground
History
First-class debutArunachal Pradesh
in 2018
at Meghalaya Cricket Association Cricket Ground, Shillong
Ranji Trophy wins0
Vijay Hazare Trophy wins0
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy wins0

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.[2][3][4] However, prior to the start of the tournament, the team did not have a ground to play first-class cricket on.[5] Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Sanath Kumar was appointed as the team's coach.[6]

In September 2018, they won their opening fixture of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, beating Mizoram by 8 wickets.[7][8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

In November 2018, in their opening match of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, they beat Arunachal Pradesh by seven wickets.[11][12] They finished the 2018–19 tournament fourth in the table, with four wins from their eight matches.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15]

  1. ^ "Meghalaya Cricket Association announces 15 member squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy". 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Nine new teams in Ranji Trophy 2018–19". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Logistical nightmare on cards as BCCI announces 37-team Ranji Trophy for 2018–19 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ "BCCI to host over 2000 matches in the upcoming 2018–19 domestic season". BCCI. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ^ "North Eastern Ranji Trophy teams to discuss infrastructure upgrades with BCCI ahead of maiden season". First Post. August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ^ "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018–19, Plate Group wrap: Wins for Meghalaya, Manipur and Bihar". Cricket Country. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Plate Group, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Nadiad, Sep 20 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. ^ "2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2018/19 – Meghalaya: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Ranji Trophy Takeaways: Unadkat Picks Seven; Mumbai in Command Against Railways". Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Ranji Trophy: Sikkim record innings victory over Manipur". The Indian Express. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Ranji Trophy Table – 2018–19". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 – Meghalaya: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2019.