NPL: Karnali Yaks taste maiden victory defeating Chitwan Rhinos

Kathmandu, Dec 6: Karnali Yaks have pulled off their first victory in the ongoing Siddhartha Bank Nepal Premier League (NPL).

In a match played at the TU Cricket Ground at Kirtipur today, Karnali Yaks trounced Chitwan Rhinos by six wickets. Before this, Karnali Yaks had suffered two defeats.

Chitwan Rhinos had set a 131-run victory target before Karnali Yaks and the latter achieved the target in 19.5 overs at the loss of four wickets. Shikhar Dhawan scored the highest 45 runs for Karnali Yaks. He hit one six and four boundaries, facing 41 balls. Similarly, Chadwick Walton made 30 runs, Dev Khanal 25 runs, Zeeshan Maqsood 12 runs and Arjun Gharti 11 runs for Karnali.

Towards bowling, skipper Kushal Malla, Ravi Bopara and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton took one wicket each for Chitwan Rhinos. Before this, Chitwan Rhinos, who were sent into batting first after losing the toss, scored 130 runs in 20 overs at the loss of seven wickets.

Ravi Bopara hit 59 runs, including one six and seven fours, in 40 balls, not out, for Chitwan. Captain Kushal Malla made 23 runs, Bipin Rawal 11 runs, and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and Amar Rautela each hit nine runs while Deepak Bohara hit eight runs.

In Karnali’s bowling department, Bipin Sharma took three wickets, Zeeshan Maqsood two wickets and Nandan Yadav and Captain Sompal Kami one wicket each. Chitwan had won two matches of the NPL before this.