Dihing Patkai Riders will lock horns with Manas Tigers in the 22nd match of the Assam T20 Challengers Trophy at the Amingaon Cricket Ground in Guwahati on September 9. Dihing Patkai Riders have played six games where they have won four and are second in the rankings. Manas Tigers, on the other hand, have played six matches too but have won just one and are languishing at the bottom of the table.
Dihing Patkai Riders had last squared off against Barak Bravehearts, where Dihing Patkai Riders won the toss, and they elected to bowl. After a rather slow start, they picked up pace and started scoring briskly. With an overall team performance, they kept the run rate up throughout the innings and finished with a good total of 174 runs on the board. Riders, on the other hand, had a horrible start as they lost two wickets on just one run, which pushed them back in the chase, and they could never really recover from it. They were bowled out for 142 and lost the match by 32 runs.
Manas Tigers had played against Brahmaputra Boys in their last encounter, where Manas Tigers won the toss and elected to bat. In an attempt to start effectively, they decided to go slow, but the decision backfired soon as they were neither able to score runs quickly nor were they able to save their wickets. By the end, they could only score 110 runs, which, at one point in time, they felt that they could defend, but a brilliant knock from Erik Roy did not let them do so. He remained unbeaten and took his team home by six wickets.
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