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Bataju
guides Galaxy to victory
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Dec 28 :
Galaxy Public School beat Brihaspati Vidya Sadan (BVS) by 49 runs in the opening match of
the Prince Birthday Cup Inter-school Cricket tournament organised by Cricket Association
of Nepal on Saturday.
Bantu Bataju, the key
member of Nepal’s U-15 recent tour of United Arab Emirates, fashioned Galaxian win
picking five wickets and smashing 40 runs off 42 deliveries. Galaxy won the toss and opted
to bat first making 135 runs in 29.5 overs -a ball short of the allotted 30 overs. Apart
from Bataju, Kaniska Chaugain also chipped in brisk 24 runs off 19 balls. Ashish Raj
Pandey was the lone BVS batsman to defy Galaxian attack making 24 runs as no other batsmen
stayed longer at the crease. BVS made 82 runs in 27.2 overs.
Besides Bataju, Raj
Swar and Chaugain also bagged two wickets apiece while Avay Satyal shone from BVS bagging
three wickets. Sovit Chand, Bibhav Panti and Lakpa Sherpa claimed two wickets apiece for
BVS. Bataju was declared man of the match.
Karate
The Birthday Cup
Shinzen Karate Championship concluded Saturday at the National Sports Council (NSC)
Covered Hall.
Rajkumar Rasaili bagged
the first position in men’s 50kg weight category contest beating Binod Thapa in the
final. Punyaraj Bajracharya bagged the third position in that category. Likewise, Rajendra
Subedi won the 60kg title defeating Pradip Nakarmi. Asok Kumar Rokka secured the third
position of 60kg category.
In open weight
category, Surya Amatya managed the first spot beating Siddhartha Silwal in the final. Prem
Bahadur Gurung secured the third position. Dan Bahadur Ghising was adjudged best fighter
of the tournament while Binod Thapa bagged the technical-fighter award. Former marathoner
Baikuntha Manadhar gave away the medals and certificates to the winners.
Taekwondo
The Birthday Cup
Taekwondo Championship organised by Nepal Taekwondo Association kicked off Saturday at
Satdobato’s Taekwondo Association’s Hall.
A total of 57 men and
25 women taikas from 13 dozangs around the valley are competing at the tournament for
eight category of which five are for men and three are for women. NSC member-secretary
Binod Shankar Palikhe inaugurated the championship amid a programme earlier on Saturday.
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