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Lalitpur beat Bhaktapur by 91 runs in opener
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 7 :
Lalitpur beat Bhaktapur by 91 runs in the inaugural match of the Region No. 3
District-level Cricket Selection tournament at the Tribhuvan University cricket ground on
Friday.
It was man of the match
Dhiraj Gyawali’s scintillating effort of unbeaten 83 runs, which sealed the fate of
Bhaktapur as Lalitpur scored 184 runs for the loss of six wickets in 40 overs. In reply,
Bhaktapur could only compile 93 runs all out in 33.4 overs.
Apart from Gyawali,
Santosh Shrestha chipped in with 22 runs while Naresh Rana contributed 20 runs for the
winning team. Only Avay Poudel (34), Maheshwor Shrestha (17) and Bijay Shakya (10) could
reach the double figure mark from Bhaktapur.
Bijay Joshi notched
three wickets and Saroj Chitrakar picked up two for Lalitpur. Besides, Naresh Rana and
Pravin Shakya claimed a wicket apiece for the winners. From Bhaktapur, Gaurav Pokharel
walked away with three wickets while Niroj Pahadi claimed two and Chandan Tamrakar sent a
batsman to the pavilion. Lalitpur will take on Tribhuvan University team at Tribhuvan
University ground while Kathmandu is scheduled to meet Bhaktapur at Tundikhel in two
different fixtures of Friday.
Meanwhile, Kaski stayed
alive in the Regional Selection tournament of Region No. 4 as they scored a narrow
1-wicket victory over Chitwan in a sensational match on Friday.
Chitwan made 102 runs
in 29.3 overs after winning the toss and electing bat first. Kaski took 30.4 over to reach
the target losing nine wickets. Hom Tamang and Prakash Gurung bagged three wickets apiece
for the winning team. Dipesh Khatri, Shankar Gurung and Pradip Raut also notched a wicket
each. Bishnu Pun and Sachin Gupta took two wickets apiece for Chitwan. Govinda Pradhan of
the losing side bagged the man of the match award. Rupandehi will meet Kaski in the
crucial tie on Saturday.
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