Sports
ICFC, Sipradi in semis
ICFC Finance, Sipradi Group, Century Bank and Nabil Bank made it to the semi-finals of the second Corporate Super Sixes cricket tournament here at the Tribhuvan University Stadium on Monday.ICFC Finance, Sipradi Group, Century Bank and Nabil Bank made it to the semi-finals of the second Corporate Super Sixes cricket tournament here at the Tribhuvan University Stadium on Monday.
ICFC won a thriller against Nepal Telecom, defeating the telecommunication giants by two wickets in the Super Over. The quarter-final match was tied after Nepal Telecom replied with 75-2 in 5 overs after set 75 runs to win by ICFC. ICFC will take on Sipradi, who beat Kumar Bank by 52 runs in the quarter-finals, in semi-finals.
Sipradi scored 85-3 with valuable contributions from Sailendra Nepali (26), Dipesh Shrestha (23) and a quick-fire 9-ball 19 from Chiran Thapa. Kumari Bank could only make 46-3 in reply.
Century Bank set up another semi-final clash with Nabil Bank. Century defeated Civil Bank by three wickets. Batting first, Civil made 45-6 and Century surpassed the total for the loss of three wickets in 4.5 overs. In the other quarter-final match, Nabil Bank eliminated the Indian Embassy by 14 runs.