Kathmandu, Dec 10: Karnali Yaks defeated Pokhara Avengers by 7 wickets in today’s second match under Nepal Premier League (NPL) T20 cricket tournament.
Batting first after winning the toss in the match held at TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Pokhara scored only 103 runs after being all out in 16.3 overs.
Dinesh Kharel scored the highest 26 runs for Pokhara while Andries Gauss scored 25, Ramon Reffer scored 20, captain Kushal Bhurtel and Bipin Khatri scored 10 each.
For the bowling side, William Bosisto took 6 wickets for Karnali. Similarly, captain Sompal Kami, Bipin Sharma and Yunish Thakuri took one wicket each.
In reply, Karnali surpassed the Pokhara total in 15 overs, at the loss of 3 wickets.
Gulsan Jha scored an unbeaten 49 for Karnali. Similarly, Chadwick Walton (42) was another notable contributor to Karnali’s win.
For Pokhara, Bipin Khatri, Sagar Dhakal and Kushal Bhurtel took one wicket each. This is Karnali’s third win in 5 matches so far while Pokhara has suffered its third loss in 4 matches. #npl #nepal #cricket
