CCRC defeated Golden Gate by four wickets in the final played at the TU Cricket Grounds, Kirtipur. CCRC achieved the 119-run target in 14.3 overs, as Santosh Baral hit 25 unbeaten runs. Baral hit three boundaries and a six in 14 balls. Man-of-the-final Amrit Bhattarai smashed 18 unbeaten runs off 11 balls. [break]
Mehboob Alam (4) and Anil Mandal (3) of CCRC had an early exit but Subash Pradhan (12), Akash Gupta (27) and captain Gyanendra Malla (21) anchored the innings.
Dipendra Basnet and Raju Basnet of Golden Gate claimed two wickets each while Prithu Baskota and captain Paras Khadka hauled a wicket apiece.
Earlier, in a rain-hit match shortened to 15 overs Golden Gate scored 118/5 with Paresh Lohani scoring 43 runs from 42 deliveries. Baskota smashed 35 off 19 while skipper Khadka (18) and Sunny Pun (10) were unbeaten.
Basnet of CCRC pocketed two wickets while Alam and Regmi claimed a wicket each.
The winners and the runners-up bagged Rs 40,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively, along with trophies. The best bowler and batsman award went to the hosts TU. Gokul Joshi won the best batsman award and Anil Adhikari received the best bowler award. They bagged Rs 2,500 each.
Man-of-the-series Subash Khakurel of Himalayan White House won Rs 4,000. Similarly, CCRC captain Malla bagged a purse of Rs 2,500 for smashing the highest (6) sixes. Apex College won the fair play award.
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