In the Plate Group of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Arunachal Pradesh will host Manipur at Sovima Cricket Ground, Dimapur, on Saturday 14 November at 08:30 AM IST.

Arunachal Pradesh’s recent Ranji Trophy outings have seen them lose to Mizoram by an innings and 29 runs on 2 November, to Manipur by 4 wickets on 26 October, and to Sikkim by an innings and 328 runs on 18 October. Manipur, meanwhile, lost to Sikkim by 201 runs on 2 November, beat Arunachal Pradesh by 4 wickets on 26 October, lost to Meghalaya by 3 runs on 18 October, and beat Mizoram by 3 wickets on 11 October.

The only previous encounter between the sides was in the Ranji Trophy on 26 October, where Manipur won by 4 wickets.