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Kathmandu Tuesday May 22, 2001 Jestha 09, 2058.
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Pulchowk
College enteres quarter final
Post Report
KATHMANDU, May 20 - Pulchowk Engineering College entered
into the quarter-finals of the 2nd vice-chancellor Running Shield cricket tournament,
defeating Campaign College by 5 wickets on the last encounter of the first round held at
Tribhuvan university cricket ground, Kirtipur today.
Campaign’s skipper elected to bat first, after winning
the toss, faced an early shock when the first wicket fell with just nine run score only.
The second wicket added useful 53 runs that looked like the Campaign heading for a mammoth
target. After then, wickets fell in regular intervals from one end as Kuldeep Malla did
the bulk of scoring from opposite end. Malla tolerated every attack of Pulchowk’s
bowlers, making a patience 60 run not out off 108 deliveries that consisted just a maiden
boundary. Rest of the batsmen neither added any quick runs, nor remained at the crease to
support Malla, that limit Campaign to149 for the loss of eight wickets in full quota of 40
overs.
Pulchowk bowlers bowled in good line and length but lacked
the caliber of wicket taking instinct. Pace man Sameer Bariyait was the only bowler who
took two wickets in allotted eight over spell, conceding just 26 runs. Rajiv Shrestha,
Abinash Nepal and Gopal Pradhan claimed one wicket each. Pulchowk side, with fine ground
fielding, showed the commitment in the field, sending three batsmen to the pavilion being
run out.
Pulchowk also suffered with the fall of wickets in regular
intervals, lacking the massive and useful partnership. Rajiv Shrestha made a handy
unbeaten 27 runs in the last session of the play, whereas opener Abinash Nepal scored
useful 19 runs. Number three batsman, Aashih Pathak also contributed 18 runs. It was the
extra 50 runs which supported Pulchowk to enter the quarter- finals in 38.2 overs. The
match was one of the low scoring batting performance of the tournament since only 7
boundaries were driven in the game that both teams scored overall three hundred runs
gross.
Campaign’s Sanket Dangal and Madav Bista claimed one
wicket each as rest of the three batsmen became the victim of run out. Campaign’s
Kuldeep Malla was declared Man of the Match for his brilliant knock of unbeaten 60 runs.
Nepal Commerce Campus will take on Bishwa Bhasa College in
the first quarter final of the tournament, tomorrow.
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