KATHMANDU, Nov 5: Lumbini Lions defeated Janakpur Bolts by 16 runs in the 14th match of the ongoing Nepal Premier League (NPL) at the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Thursday, maintaining their unbeaten run and top position in the points table.
Chasing a target of 150 runs, Janakpur managed just 133 for eight in their allotted 20 overs.
Captain Harmeet Singh top-scored for Janakpur with 33 runs off 20 balls, including three sixes. Aditya Mahata, batting at number nine, remained unbeaten on 30 off 24 balls, hitting four sixes, while opener Saif Hassan contributed 28 runs.
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Janakpur, which had lost two wickets for 53 runs at one point, suffered a dramatic middle-order collapse, losing seven wickets for 65 runs.
Among the other batters, Trit Raj Das scored 18, James Neesham made nine and Vishal Sushling contributed four. Anil Sah and Parvez Hossain Emon were dismissed for one run each.
D'Arcy Short led Lumbini's bowling attack with three wickets for 23 runs in four overs. Tilak Bhandari claimed two wickets for just five runs in two overs, while Sher Malla took two wickets and Ruben Trumpelmann picked up one.
Earlier, put in to bat after losing the toss, Lumbini Lions posted 149 for eight in their allotted 20 overs.
After opener D'Arcy Short was dismissed for a golden duck on the first ball, captain Rohit Paudel top-scored with 34 off 30 balls, including three fours and a six.
Wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella scored 27, Dilip Nath contributed 25 off 16 balls, Asif Sheikh made 21 and Ruben Trumpelmann added an aggressive 15.
For Janakpur, Vishal Sushling and Rahul Yadav claimed two wickets each, while Lalit Rajbanshi, captain Harmeet Singh and Abhishek Tiwari took one wicket apiece.
The victory further consolidated Lumbini Lions' position at the top of the points table, extending their unbeaten run in the tournament
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