NPL 3: Sudurpaschim wins over Karnali

Kathmandu: The Sudurpaschim Royals won Friday’s first match played under the Nepal Premier League (NPL), a T20 franchise cricket tournament.

Sudurpaschim secured a 39-run victory against the Karnali Yaks. In the match held at the Tribhuvan University-based International Cricket Ground, Karnali was restricted to 137 runs at the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs, while chasing the target of 177.

For Karnali, David Miller was the top scorer with 93 runs, including five fours and seven sixes in 55 balls. However, his contribution was not sufficient for a win as other players, except Deepak Dumre, could score a double-digit run. Dumre made 18 runs, including three fours and one six in 12 balls.

Towards bowling, Sudurpashim’s Scott Kuggeleijn took two wickets, while Hemant Dhami, Anil Kharel, Dipendra Singh Airee and Abinash Bohara took one wicket each.

Prior to this, Sudurpashim was invited to bat first after losing the toss and scored 176 at the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. For the team, Saif Ali Zaib topped the score-chart with 35 runs, including four fours and one six in 24 balls, while Binod Bhandari made 22 off 27 balls and Brandon McMullen made 24 off 16 balls.

Similarly, Ishan Pandey contributed 23 runs to the team, while Tharindu Ratnayake was not out with 22 and Scott Kuggeleijn was not out with 13. Towards bowling, Karnali Yaks’ Mark Watt took two wickets, while Nandan Yadav, Surya Tamang and Hussain Talat took one wicket each.

With this win, Sudurpaschim has accumulated 6 points from five matches in the NPL, while Karnali has four points.

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