Kathmandu: On Saturday, the Kathmandu Gurkhas defeated the Pokhara Avengers by 6 wickets in the ongoing Nepal Premier League (NPL) at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.
Kathmandu achieved the target of 139 runs posted by Pokhara in 14.1 overs with a loss of 4 wickets making 142 runs.
To achieve the target, Kathmandu’s Stephen Eskinazi hit a half-century, making 60 runs. Similarly, Michael Levitt scored 32 runs, Gerhard Erasmus 25, Bhim Sharki 22, and Karan KC and Rashid Khan scored a single run each.
Pokhara’s bowlers Bipin Khatri took 3 wickets alone and Michael Leask took a single wicket.
Earlier, in the first inning, Pokhara managed a total of 138 runs in 8 wickets with the help of Raymon Reifer’s 41 runs, Dinesh Kharel’s 38, Dilip Nath’s 27, Aakarshit Gomel’s 8, Kushal Bhurtel’s 7, Bipin Khatri’s 4 and Michael Leask and Sagar Dhakal’s one run each.
Kathmandu bowlers Karan KC and Rashid Khan took 3 wickets each, and Gerhard Erasmus and Michael Levitt took one wicket each.
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