Kathmandu, Dec 11: Lumbini Lions lost to Kathmandu Gurkhas by 18 runs to become the first team to be eliminated from the Nepal Premier League (NPL) T20 tournament.
In the match held today the TU International Cricket Ground, Lumbini failed to reach the victory target of 104 run, losing all its wickets in 19.2 overs with only 85 runs on the board. Sandeep Zora was the highest scorer with 26 runs for Lumbini.
For Kathmandu, captain Karan KC took four wickets and Dipesh Kandel took three wickets. Similarly, Jehard Erasmus took two wickets.
Earlier, Kathmandu, won the toss and decided to bat first, scoring 103 runs in 19.2 overs. Bhim Sarki top-scored with 31 runs followed by Dan Dwthwaite who contributed 21 runs.
For the bowling side, Saad Win Zafar took three wickets while Abhishesh Gautam and Ramon Simmonds took two wickets each.
Lumbini managed to collect just two points in six matches with five loss and one win. With this defeat, Lumbini has been eliminated from the competition in the league stage, before playing one last game.
With the win today Kathmandu has risen to the fifth place in the points table, with the possibility of still making it to the play-offs.
Tomorrow, Pokhara Avengers play Biratnagar Kings in the first match at 9:00 am, while Janakpur Bolts faces Kathmandu Gurkhas in the second match that starts at 1 am.
