Shadow Thangmeiband upset Champ Khagempalli by 14 runs in the 20th Manipur Veteran Cricket Tournament 2023-24 played at Langthabal Public Ground.
Shadow opener S Jayenta made a rampaging start, cracking 63 runs off 58 balls while Chingkheinganba made 22 runs to post 185 runs for 9 wickets from 30 overs.
Tomthang maintained his composure to claim 4 wickets while Bonny got 2 wickets from 6 overs.
Chasing the target, Champ batsmen found it difficult to maintain the run rate but a late surge from tailender Bablu (50 runs) and Tomthang (18 runs) failed to save the match as their quota of overs ran out for 171 runs for 7 wickets.
Shadow batsman S Jayenta was adjudged Man of the Match for his 63 runs knock.