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Kathmandu Sunday November 25, 2001 Marga 10, 2058.
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Nabil, Radisson enter semi-finals
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Nov 24 – Nabil Bank and Radisson Hotel booked berths for the
semi-finals on the ongoing third Soaltee Super Sixes 2001 being held at the Tribhuvan
University Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Nabil Bank, winner of two matches on the first day, defeated ILFC by 7 runs
in the pool B match. Nabil, after putting up a total of 72 runs for two wickets contained
their rivals to 65 runs in the allotted five overs.
Radisson, although losers in the only match they played today, qualified for
the semis from pool A by virtue of their win over Embassy of India – the other team
from the pool which had equal points.
Radisson were defeated by Standard Chartered Bank 4 wickets. Batting first,
Radisson put up a total of 41, which Standard Chartered batsmen were able to negotiate
safely losing just two wickets.
In a thrilling Group D match played Saturday, Surya Tobacco edged past Bank
of Kathmandu by one run. Batting first, Surya Tobacco posted a challenging score of 68
runs losing four wickets against a balanced bowling attack of Bank of Kathmandu. However,
Bank of Kathmandu – who, once, looked on course for a win – failed to score a
boundary off the last ball to reach the victory target.
The remaining matches of Group D will be played on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Kantipur Publications – semi-finalists last time – had a
consolation win over Kumari Bank in a Group C match. Nepal Bangladesh Bank, with two wins
in the tournament, leads the pool while Kumari Bank has two matches to play. British
Gorkhas Nepal and Nepal Bangladesh Bank are left with one match each.
Today’s matches
British Gorkhas Vs Kumari Bank, Soaltee Crowne
Plaza Vs Surya Tobacco, Kumari Bank Vs Nepal Bangladesh Bank, Bank of Kathmandu Vs Soaltee
Crowne Plaza, Surya Tobacco Vs NBOC, Bank of Kathmandu Vs NBOC, semi-finals and final.
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