DCA wraps up Lanka tour with 4 wins

KATHMANDU, Oct 28: Dhangadhi Cricket Academy (DCA) wrapped up its Sri Lanka tour on Monday with four wins and five defeats. DCA lost to host Ravi Puchihawa Cricket Academy (RPCA) by 42 runs in its ninth and final match on Monday in Matale, the administrative capital of the Central Province of Sri Lanka.



RPCA won the toss and elected to bat on its home ground at the Bernard Cricket Stadium. The host was all out for 138 runs in 19 overs. Altaf Mohammad scored 27 runs for RPCA and Gihan Herath added 20 runs. Tekendra Khadka, Ashutosh Kunwar and Amar Panthi took two wickets each for DCA. [break]



Chasing a modest target of 139 runs, DCA was all out for 96 runs. Nuren Ansari topscored with 34 runs for DCA.



DCA skipper Dipendra Thapa was adjudged the man of the series for scoring 223 runs and taking five wickets during the tour. Roshan Adhikhari (194 runs) and Ashutosh Kunwar (18 wickets) were declared the best batsman and best bowler respectively.



DCA is the first Nepali cricket club to tour a foreign country for friendly cricket matches. DCA President Subash Shahi said the tour was fruitful as the players got opportunity to learn a lot from their Sri Lankan counterparts.

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