Karnali Premier League Twenty20 : Karnali shock Armymen to enter last four
Kathmandu, 30 April 2019
Karnali XI stunned Tribhuvan Army Club by 11 runs to enter the semi-finals of the Karnali Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Kalinchowk Cricket Grounds in Surkhet on Monday.
Karnali scored 156-7 in 20 overs and restricted the Army club to 145-8 in 20 overs. Karnali total was built around top four batsmen, especially the No 4 Lokesh Bam, who slammed a half century. Openers Pradeep Rasaili and Rabindra Jung Sahi gave a blistering start, putting on 52 runs for the first wicket. Susan Bhari broke the stand having Rasaili caught by Binod Bhandari in 7.5 overs. Rasaili scored 27-ball 34 with three fours and a six.
Kushal Malla then got rid of Sahi, who made 28-ball 23, in the 11th over as Army appeared to put brakes on Karnali run feast. But what unfolded caught the Army club totally offguard as Bam and Jitendra Singh Thakuri put on 75-run third wicket stand in just 45 balls. Bam clobbered 30-ball 50 with six fours and two sixes, while Thakuri contributed 30 off 25 deliveries. Bhari returned with figures of 5-16 off four overs, while Jitendra Mukhiya and Malla took one wicket each.
Army made a worst possible start in their chase losing opener Anil Kumar Mandal for a duck. Binod Bhandari and Hari Bahadur Chauhan resurrected Army’s innings with an 85-run partnership for the second wicket. But as soon as the two batsmen were sent packing, Army lost their way and were eventually restricted for 145 runs. Bhandari scored 55, his 42-ball knock included nine fours and a six, while Chauhan made a fluent 37-ball 38 with six hits to the fence. Man-of-the-match Sahi and Krishna Karki claimed three wickets each for Karnali. Kishore Mahato and Thakuri also took one wicket each.
Earlier in the first match of the day, Mahendranagar Cricket Club beat Himalayan Cricket Academy by five runs. Batting first, Mahendranagar scored 151-5 and Himalayan replied with 146-7 in 20 overs.
Middle order batsmen Kiran Thagunna and Dinesh Agri rescued Mahendranagar from early trouble with their flamboyant knocks. Mahendranagar were reeling at 88-5 in 15 overs but man-of-the-match Thagunna and Agri put on unbroken 63-runs sixth wicket stand in just 30 balls to propel their total. Thagunna scored 41 off 31 balls with three fours and two sixes, while Agri hit 16-ball 33 with five fours and a six. Sharad Khadka took two while Sandip Khadka and Pawan Karki claimed one wicket each for Himalayan Academy.
In reply, Padam KC fought a lonely battle for Himalayan Academy as the opener scored run-a-ball 50. Himalayan were undone by lack of a good partnership as wickets kept tumbling at one end. Dipendra Airee’s late 18-ball cameo almost bailed out Himalayan from the jaws of defeat. But they still fell six runs short of their target. Airee slammed 18-ball 29 with two sixes and a four but his knock all went in vain. Aakash Chand and Bikram Thagunna claimed two wickets each for Mahendranagar.
Karnali XI stunned Tribhuvan Army Club by 11 runs to enter the semi-finals of the Karnali Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Kalinchowk Cricket Grounds in Surkhet on Monday.
Karnali scored 156-7 in 20 overs and restricted the Army club to 145-8 in 20 overs. Karnali total was built around top four batsmen, especially the No 4 Lokesh Bam, who slammed a half century. Openers Pradeep Rasaili and Rabindra Jung Sahi gave a blistering start, putting on 52 runs for the first wicket. Susan Bhari broke the stand having Rasaili caught by Binod Bhandari in 7.5 overs. Rasaili scored 27-ball 34 with three fours and a six.
Kushal Malla then got rid of Sahi, who made 28-ball 23, in the 11th over as Army appeared to put brakes on Karnali run feast. But what unfolded caught the Army club totally offguard as Bam and Jitendra Singh Thakuri put on 75-run third wicket stand in just 45 balls. Bam clobbered 30-ball 50 with six fours and two sixes, while Thakuri contributed 30 off 25 deliveries. Bhari returned with figures of 5-16 off four overs, while Jitendra Mukhiya and Malla took one wicket each.
Army made a worst possible start in their chase losing opener Anil Kumar Mandal for a duck. Binod Bhandari and Hari Bahadur Chauhan resurrected Army’s innings with an 85-run partnership for the second wicket. But as soon as the two batsmen were sent packing, Army lost their way and were eventually restricted for 145 runs. Bhandari scored 55, his 42-ball knock included nine fours and a six, while Chauhan made a fluent 37-ball 38 with six hits to the fence. Man-of-the-match Sahi and Krishna Karki claimed three wickets each for Karnali. Kishore Mahato and Thakuri also took one wicket each.
Earlier in the first match of the day, Mahendranagar Cricket Club beat Himalayan Cricket Academy by five runs. Batting first, Mahendranagar scored 151-5 and Himalayan replied with 146-7 in 20 overs.
Middle order batsmen Kiran Thagunna and Dinesh Agri rescued Mahendranagar from early trouble with their flamboyant knocks. Mahendranagar were reeling at 88-5 in 15 overs but man-of-the-match Thagunna and Agri put on unbroken 63-runs sixth wicket stand in just 30 balls to propel their total. Thagunna scored 41 off 31 balls with three fours and two sixes, while Agri hit 16-ball 33 with five fours and a six. Sharad Khadka took two while Sandip Khadka and Pawan Karki claimed one wicket each for Himalayan Academy.
In reply, Padam KC fought a lonely battle for Himalayan Academy as the opener scored run-a-ball 50. Himalayan were undone by lack of a good partnership as wickets kept tumbling at one end. Dipendra Airee’s late 18-ball cameo almost bailed out Himalayan from the jaws of defeat. But they still fell six runs short of their target. Airee slammed 18-ball 29 with two sixes and a four but his knock all went in vain. Aakash Chand and Bikram Thagunna claimed two wickets each for Mahendranagar.
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