Kathmandu. In the ongoing Siddharth Bank Nepal Premier League (NPL), Karnali Yaks have given Janakpur Bolt a target of 133 runs. In the second match on Tuesday, Karnali, who lost the toss and batted first, scored 132 runs against Janakpur losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.
Karnali Yaks were under pressure against Janakpur Bolts after losing wickets from the start. Karnali opener Ariful Islam scored the highest 43 runs. He hit four fours off 29 balls. Pawan Sarraf scored 37 runs off 37 balls.
Mark Watt was dismissed for a run on the last ball of the first over. After losing the first wicket for four runs, Karnali added 14 more runs and lost the second wicket. Rahul Yadav, the iconic player who made his debut from Janakpur, dismissed Deepak Dumre for 13 runs in the first ball. When Karnali added 37 runs, Hussain Talat returned to the pavilion by scoring three runs.
After that, Ariful and Pawan shared 42 runs for the fourth wicket and tried to boost Karnali’s innings. After Ariful and Pawan got out, Akbar Ali and captain Sompal Kami could score only one run each. Gulsan Jha scored 12 runs and Nandan Yadav scored nine runs. Yuvraj Khatri and Yunish Thakuri remained unbeaten.
Janakpur captain Harmeet Singh took three wickets on the bowling side. Moin Ali and Rahul Yadav took two wickets each and Lalit Rajwanshi took one wicket.