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Kathmandu - Kathmandu Knights registered an empathic victory of 90 runs over Janakpur Royals. Kathmandu Knight's Inning Invited to bat first in the day's first match, Kathmandu Knights scored 180/6 in the allocated 20 overs. With opener Virandeep Singh getting dismissed for 9 runs, skipper Gyanendra Malla left the crease following the duck out for the third time in the tournament. Sunam Gautam, who partnered with Virandeep in opening the inning contributed the highest of 62 runs to the winning side. Sunam smashed 4 fours and sixers in 47 deliveries to collect the total. Breaking everyone's expectations, Alex Blake found his way back to the dugout with 20 runs in the pocket off 12 deliveries. Moreover, Ryan Burl scored 61 not out off 40 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes to be ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Lumbini All Stars experienced their first defeat in an ongoing Nepal T20 League. The All Stars lost to Pokhara Avengers by 9 wickets at TU Cricket Ground. Lumbini All Stars' Inning Opening with the bat, the All Stars lost all its wickets in 19.5 overs collecting 127 runs. Opening the inning Harmeet Singh scored 38 runs to become the highest scorer for the losing side. The Indian batsman hit 3 fours and sixes off 21 deliveries. Harmeet combined with Sunil Dhamala to share a partnership of 40 runs for the fall of the first wicket. Sunil left the crease as the first wicket with 15 runs on board off 14 balls. The top-order Kushal Bhurtel, who was behind the wickets today, departed from the field following a golden duck. The Ireland Star Ha...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Pokhara Avengers overcame Far West United by 3 wickets to taste the first victory coming in the sixth match. Beginning with the bat, Far West scored 187/9 in the allocated 20 overs. Umair Ali collected the topmost of 42 runs off 25 balls with 5 sixers. Dev Khanal scored the second-best of 33 runs with 3 fours and a six off 31 delivery.Rashid Khan bashed 2 sixers and 2 fours to topup 32 runs to the tally. Hasim Ansari (17), Hashmatullah Shahidi (4), Bhim Sharki (17), Binod Bhandari (11), Prakash Jaisi (0), Harishankar Shah (5), and Karan KC* contributed 12 to the total. With Avengers' Zahir Khan claiming 3 wickets, Ameer Hamza and Tul Bahadur Thapa took 2. Similarly, Kushal Malla and Aarif Sheikh picked up 1 wicket. In Reply, Pokhara chased t...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Lumbini All Stars picked up their fifth consecutive win outplaying Kathmandu Knights by 35 runs in an ongoing Nepal T20 League. Lumbini All Stars' Inning Lumbini, who won the toss at TU Cricket ground, elected to bat first. The All Stars lost 8 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs setting the target of 151 runs. Skipper Dipendra Singh Airee smashed 3 fours and a six to earn the highest run of 40 off 27 deliveries for his side. Opening with the bat, Lahiru Milantha and Sunil Dhamala collected 25 and 3 runs respectively. Both the openers were bowled by Sunam Gautam and Azmatullah Omarzai in 2.3 and 8.3 overs. With All Stars' new arrival Harry Tector scoring 7 runs off 13 balls, top-order Kushal Bhurtel contributed 19 runs to the tally. Harm...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Pokhara Avengers went down to Biratnagar Super Kings to record their fourth consecutive defeat in an ongoing Nepal T20 League. With this, Biratnagar Super Kings picked up their first victory. Invited to bat first, Pokhara Avengers collected 139 runs losing 7 wickets in the prescribed 19 overs. An over was deducted as the match got delayed by 15 minutes following a super-over in the day's first match. Kushal Malla contributed the highest of 37 runs off 18 deliveries with 3 fours and sixers each. However, Sumit Maharjan and Aasif Sheikh, who opened the innings lasted at the crease only for a while. The openers got dismissed for 12 and 10 runs respectively. Likewise, Upul Tharanga (19), Siddhant Lohani (26), Aarif Sheikh (3), and Abhimanyu Mith...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Lumbini All Stars chalked up a fourth win defeating Far West United in the super over. Far West United's Inning Far West United, who lost the toss and batted first scored 137/6 in the scheduled 20 overs. Dev Khanal, who opened the innings for Far West missed his half-century by 2 runs. The 17-year-old batsman collected 42 runs off 42 balls with 5 fours. Hasim Ansari, who joined Dev in opening the innings contributed 11 runs off 23 deliveries before facing LBW off Sagar Dhakal's delivery in the 7.6 overs. With Far West's skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi scoring 32 runs, Bhim Sharki and Binod Bhandari contributed 15 and 11 runs. Moreover, Umar Ali got run out in 19.6 overs collecting 1 run. Karan KC remained unbeaten for 12 runs. Lumbini's ...

Kathmandu - Kathmandu Knights secured a comfortable victory of 53 runs over Janakpur Royals in an ongoing Nepal T20 League. Kathmandu Knights' Inning The British left-handed batsman Alexander James Blake's sensational batting guided the franchise representing the capital to victory. Kathmandu Knights bagged 208 runs, the highest in the tournament as of now, in the prescribed 20 overs, losing 6 wickets. Blake, who joined Virandeep Singh in the crease after the fall of Lokesh Bam's wicket scored 83 runs off 43 deliveries with 4 fours and 7 sixers. Blake had an eye for the maiden century of the tournament. However, Sundeep Jora caught his shot off Jitendra Mukhiya's delivery in the 19.2 over. Kathmandu's opener Virandeep Singh had to leave the crease at 49 following an LB...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Lumbini All Starts crushed Pokhara Avengers by 3 wickets to record a third consecutive win in an ongoing Nepal T20 League. Pokhara Avengers' Inning Invited to bat first at TU Cricket Ground, Pokhara Avengers collected 133 runs in the scheduled 20 overs with one wicket in spare. Kushal Malla, who stepped in the crease as the fourth batsman, contributed 61 runs off 31 deliveries with 5 fours and sixers. With Sri Lankan Wicketkeeper Batsman Upul Tharanga scoring 42 runs, no other batsmen scored in double figures. Ameer Hamza and Aasif Sheikh, who opened the innings, lost their wickets for 4 and 6 runs respectively. While Abhimanyu Mithun, Siddhant Lohani, and Pratish GC left the crease following a duck out, Skipper Sharad Vesawkar and Aarif ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Far West United found their first victory whereas Janakpur Royals recorded a back-to-back victory in an ongoing Nepal T20 League at TU Cricket Ground. In the first fixture of the day, Far West United fought hard to chase the winning target of 99 runs. Moreover, Janakpur Royals beat Biratnagar Super Kings by 5 wickets in a nail-biting match. Far West fought hard to earn first win Invited to bat first, Kathmandu Knights scored 98/9 in the scheduled 20 overs. Kathmandu's middle order batsman Alex Blake contributed the highest of 45 runs off 37 deliveries with 5 fours and 1 six. Opener Santosh Karki and Skipper Gyanendra Malla collected 12 and 13 runs respectively. No other batsmen scored in double figures. Virandeep Singh (4), Ryan Burl (...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Kathmandu Knights and Lumbini All Stars found a winning start to the Nepal T20 League that kicked off today at TU Cricket Ground. Kathmandu Knights registered 26 runs victory over Pokhara Avengers in an inaugural match. Moreover, Lumbini All Stars defeated Far West United by 67 runs in the day's second match. Azmatullah led Kathmandu to victory Invited to bat, Kathmandu Knights scored 162/5 in the scheduled 19 overs. The continuous fall of wickets threatened the franchise representing the capital. However, the 114 runs partnership between Sunam Gautam and Azmatullah Omarzai after the 8.4 over helped Kathmandu regain momentum. Santosh Karki and Virandeep Singh, who opened the innings, left the crease early collecting 3 and 10 runs resp...