Sudurpaschim Royals Defeat Janakpur Bolts by 27 Runs in Nepal Premier League

Kathmandu. Sudurpaschim Royals have defeated Janakpur Bolts by 27 runs in the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket. Tuesday Tuesday Chasing the target of 121 runs set by Sudurpaschim at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Janakpur was all out for 93 runs off the fourth ball of the final over. Jimmy Nisham of Janakpur scored 20 runs off 25 balls with 1 six and 1 four, Tritraj Das scored 21 runs off 29 balls with 1 six, and Aditya Mahata scored 10 runs off 11 balls with 1 six, but no other batter could score in double digits. Scott Kuggelein of Sudurpaschim took 3 wickets for 13 runs in 4 overs. Similarly, Hemant Dhami, Tharindu Ratnayake, Captain Dipendra Singh Airee, Anil Kharel, and Ishan Pandey took 1 wicket each. Earlier, batting after winning the toss at the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Sudurpaschim had scored 120 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Brandon McMullen of Sudur scored 33 runs off 23 balls with 2 sixes and 2 fours, and Tharindu Ratnayake scored 27 runs off 28 balls with 2 sixes and 1 four. Janakpur's captain Harmeet Singh took 4 wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs. Similarly, Harry Tector, Rahul Yadav, Aditya Mahata, and Abhishek Tiwari took 1 wicket each. With this victory, Sudurpaschim climbed to second place with 8 points from 6 matches, while the defeated Janakpur dropped to sixth place with 4 points from the same number of matches.