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On the eve of the 48th Statehood Day, Meghalaya crushed Manipur by an innings and 116 runs in a Ranji Trophy match.

The Plate group match between the two teams from the Northeast had almost scripted a history of lowest score in a Ranji Trophy match.

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Meghalaya bowlers bowled Manipur out for just 27, the score which narrowly missed Hyderabadโ€™s lowest score of 21.

The match was played at Mangaldai Sports Association ground in Assamโ€™s Darrang district.

On Monday, the match was resumed when Manipur was 18 for seven.

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The tail-enders of Manipur were quick to handover the match to Meghalaya.

Meghalayaโ€™s left-arm spinner Sanjay Yadav bagged five wickets for 35 runs in Manipurโ€™s second innings.

Yadav bagged the Man of the Match award for his magic figure of 11 wickets for just 47 runs.

And because of the superlative performance, Meghalaya earned a bonus point, and with the victory, the state is at 20 points from six matches.

Brief Scores: (At Mangaldai):

Meghalaya 235

Manipur 27; 18.1 overs (Sanjay Yadav 6/12, Abhay Negi 4/5) and following on 92; 27 overs (Sanjay Yadav 5/35, Aditya Singhania 4/30).

Meghalaya won by an innings and 116 runs.