Panchakanya Tez bowler Dipendra Singh Aire starred in the match against Kantipur Gurkhas, claiming 4 wickets, to register the third victory for his team in the ongoing Wai Wai Everest Premier League at TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Wednesday.

Tez bowlers came up with furious attack in the second innings dismissing any chance for the Kantipur Gurkhas to achieve the 130-run target. The Gurkhas were wrapped up for 95 runs with the loss of nine wickets.

Earlier, Panchakanya Tez recovered from  a shaky start losing four wickets with just six runs on the board to put up 129 runs.

The Gurkhas had opted to field after winning the toss.

Panchakanya Tez lost eight wickets in the designated 20 overs with batsmen Pushpa Thapa scoring not out 38 runs followed by Arif Sheikh putting up 32 runs on the board. Dipendra Singh Aire garnered 22 while Karan KC scored 17 runs for the Tez.

Kantipur bowlers seemed to be on fire earlier in the game claiming three ducks with Avinash Bohora claiming four wickets and Krishna Karki, lalit Bhandari and Lalit Rajbanshi claiming one wicket each. However, the Gurkhas gifted 17 runs as extra to their rivals.

Tez’s middle order batsmen anchored their innings with Thapa and Aire playing a precious 52-run partnership for the seventh wicket.