CAN XI loses to Dena Bank

KATHMANDU, May 27: Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) XI lost to Dena Bank by 28 runs on Monday in its second match of the 31st All India Uttarakhand Gold Cup Cricket Tournament in Dehradun, India. CAN XI, led by Prithu Baskota, had sealed a two-wicket victory over Uttarakhand XI on Sunday.



On Monday, Dena Bank elected to bat and was all out for 150 runs in 40 overs. In reply, Nepal was all out for 122 runs.[break]



After making a solid start with a 50-run opening stand, Dena Bank lost its first wicket in the 11th over. Pradeep Airee stuck twice in two overs to leave Dena at 64/2. Sagar Pun then claimed four wickets and Dena was at 123/7. Bhuwan Karki also claimed three wickets giving away 25 runs in eight overs. CAN XI gave away 24 extras and 8 overthrows.



CAN XI started the chase cautiously to reach 21/0 in 6 overs. However, it failed to consolidate the innings and three quick wickets left it at 25/3 in 11 overs. Binod Bhandari batted superbly and added 44 runs with Naresh Budhayer. CAN XI was at 103/4 in 31 overs but it went down to 104/6 and soon collapsed to 122 all out.

Bhandari scored 66 runs but his wicket in bowling power-play did the damage.



´Overall we played well against a team that includes some Ranji Trophy players but we failed to win,´ said CAN XI coach Binod Das via email.

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