Kathmandu: In the sixth match of the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), Karnali Yaks defeated Biratnagar Kings by 4 wickets. At the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Biratnagar Kings, who batted first after losing the toss, scored 186 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their 20 overs.
Chasing the target of 187 runs set by Biratnagar, Karnali reached the target in 19.5 overs with the loss of 6 wickets. For Karnali, captain Sompal Kami remained unbeaten with the highest score of 62 runs, hitting 4 fours and 3 sixes off 32 balls.
Pawan Sarraf contributed 36 runs off 28 balls with 3 sixes and 1 four. Ariful Islam made 32 runs off 12 balls, including 3 sixes and 3 fours. Gulshan Jha scored 28 runs off 21 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes, while Deepak Dumre made 20 runs off 11 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. For Biratnagar, Angelo Mathews took 3 wickets, while Sandeep Lamichhane, Charith Asalanka, and Pratish Jiši took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, at the Tribhuvan International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, after losing the toss and batting first, Biratnagar scored 186 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.
For Biratnagar, opener Lokesh Bam played a half-century inning. He scored 87 runs off 52 balls, including 9 sixes and 3 fours. Angelo Mathews contributed 31 runs off 23 balls with 4 fours, while Andre Russell made 27 runs off 15 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Basir Ahmed scored 13 runs off 7 balls with 1 four and 1 six.
For Karnali, captain Sombal Kami took 4 wickets all by himself. Nandan Yadav and Mark Watt took 1 wicket each.
