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Baluwatar Club bag trophy
Post Report
LALITPUR, Jan 5:Baluwatar Cricket Club (BCC) won
the Suman Rijal Memorial Trophy cricket tournament defeating Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC)
by five-wickets in the final played at the St. Xavier’s Cricket Ground on Saturday.
After winning the toss, JYC managed 159 runs in
33.2 overs. Samir Joshi played a lone hand with 41 off 42 balls that included six
boundaries and a huge sixer. Pragyan Thapa contributed a valuable tally of 23 runs off 28
balls. Dhiraj Dhungana and Karma Maharjan scored 16 and 12 runs respectively for JYC.
Sharad Kahdka, Yug Basnet and Rikesh Lama struck two wickets each while Ritesh Baral,
Maheshwor Shrestha and Raju KC took a wicket apiece for BCC.
Chasing a target of more than four runs per
over, Sugam Malla guided his team to a comprehensive victory by scoring 51 runs off 63
balls studded with eight fours. Purushottam Bista also demonstrated skilful batting,
chipping in with 31 off 35. Rikesh Lama remained unbeaten at 14. BCC reached the target of
160 runs for five wickets in 29 overs.
JYC bowlers had a tough time bowling to Malla
and Bista. Karma Maharjan was the only bowler to show some threat to the opponents
claiming two wickets in his seven-over spell. Pratik Pradhan and Sanju Bista took one
wicket apiece.
Sugam Malla was declared man of the match, while
JYC’s Nirajeet Rimal bagged man of the series and best batsman of the tournament.
Likewise, Purushottam Bista received best fielder and Pratik Pradhan was adjudged as the
best bowler. JYC president Kishore KC, Medini Prashad Rijal, father of late Suman Rijal,
and Father James Donnely handed over the trophies and certificates to the participants.
The winners’ purse contains a cash prize of
Rs 7,000 while the runners-up take away Rs 5,000.
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