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Nepal Tiger, Kohalpur win
Nepal Tiger Sports Club and Kohalpur Youth Club recorded wins in the Kohalpur City Twenty20 cricket tournament in Kohalpur on Sunday.Nepal Tiger Sports Club and Kohalpur Youth Club recorded wins in the Kohalpur City Twenty20 cricket tournament in Kohalpur on Sunday.
Nepal Tiger beat Bright Light Academy by five wickets, while hosts Kohalpur overcame Mid Western Cricket Club by seven wickets. Bright Light scored 103-6 before Tiger Sports replied with 107-5 in 15.4 overs. Benjamin Singh (43) contributed a lion’s share of the Bright Light total as he hit eight fours in his 58-ball knock. Nasir Ansari, Amar Singh Routela and Sunil Sunar claimed a wicket each for Tiger Sports.
Openers Siddhant Raj Shahi (24) and Ayush Chitransh (22) put on a 53-run stand to pave way for a comfortable Nepal Tiger run-chase. Monoj KC and Arun Rawat claimed two wickets each for Bright Light.
In another match, hosts Kohalpur restricted Mid Western to 100-8. Kohalpur raced to victory for the loss of three wickets in 16 overs. Mayank Yadav was pick of the Kohalpur bowlers with 4-20.
Kohalpur lost a couple of wickets early on but Prashant Singh (29 not out),Mayank Yadav (27) and skipper Antim Thapa (12 not out) steered the hosts safely home. Samrat Singh grabbed two wickets for Mid Western.