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Kathmandu Monday February 11, 2002 Magh 29, 2058.
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Ideal down Little
Angels’
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 10 : Man of the match Munendra
Khadka’s 4-wicket haul saw Ideal English School inflict a 21-run defeat upon Little
Angels’ School in the Group ‘B’ match of the KB Memorial league cum
knockout cricket tournament at the Tribhuvan University ground, Kirtipur on Sunday.
Little Angels’ decision to field first
backfired as Suman Karki (16) and Ravi Thapa (52) put on a solid 55 runs for the first
wicket.
Thapa, supported by Rasik Bhandari (22) after
the departure of Karki, took 80 balls to make 52 runs. Ajay Rana built on top-orders’
good platform to make run-a-ball 28 runs in the later part of the innings. But his knock
was overshadowed by some lusty hitting of Mayank Thapa who smashed 14 off 5 balls
including three fours as Ideal English made 187 runs in allotted 35 overs with the loss of
eight wickets. Saurav Shrestha and Roshis Khadka claimed two wickets each.
Chasing a big target, Little Angles started
disastrously when Suman Mishra trapped opener Sumit Shrestha for a duck. But Nashesh (19)
and Arun Dev (50) raised hope with 51-run second wicket partnership.
All Little Angles hope of fight back turned
perished when regular bowler Avay Rana’s acrobatic work in the field found Dev short
of his crease to be adjudged run out. His superb half-centurion knock came off only 47
balls.
In the later part of their innings Little
Angels’ Nikhil Acharya demonstrated some brilliant cricket but lacked partner as
wickets kept falling at regular intervals from the other end. Once again Ideal
School’s agile fielding stole the show as a direct-throw by Khadka sent dangerous
Acharya (38) back to pavilion. Little Angels’ could only manage 166 runs in 33.2
overs.
Khadka did well to wrap up Little
Angels’ tail with an impressive haul of four wickets conceding 24 runs. A part from
Khadka, Sabin clinched two wickets.
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