Kathmandu. Janakpur Bolts defeated Pokhara Avengers by 9 runs in the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) in Kathmandu. This is Janakpur’s second win. Janakpur has climbed to the second position with 4 points from 3 matches. Pokhara is at the bottom of the table after losing the second consecutive match.
Chasing the target of 148 runs, Pokhara could only score 138 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Captain Kushal Bhurtel was the top scorer with 35 runs. For Janakpur, Moeen Ali took 3 wickets, while captain Harmeet Singh and Saif Hasan took 2 wickets each. Batting first after losing the toss, Janakpur scored 147 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Trit Raj Das scored 61 runs in a half-century. Trit Raj Das also became the sixth player to score a half-century in the ongoing tournament. Abhinesh Tiwari scored 24 runs and Moeen Ali scored 21 runs. Shakib Al Hasan took 3 wickets and Chamika Karunaratne took 2 wickets.
Two matches will be played tomorrow under the tournament. In the first match, Kathmandu Gorkhas and Karnali Yaks will face at 12 noon, while in the second match, Sudurpaschim Royals will face Chitwan Rhinos at 5 pm.
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