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Civil bank win Corporate Beach Cricket
Civil Bank defeated DishHome by 11 runs to win the Corporate Beach Cricket here in Dalima Resort in Kurintaar on Saturday.Civil Bank defeated DishHome by 11 runs to win the Corporate Beach Cricket here in Dalima Resort in Kurintaar on Saturday.
Civil – the winners of this weekend – made 94-4 in five overs before restricting DishHome to 83-4 in their five in the Super Final. DishHome were the winners of last weekend. Narendra Shrestha made an 11-ball 26 with three sixes and two fours, while Rukmani scored 24 not out from eight balls with a four and a six for DishHome.
Earlier, Bhola Bista hammered four sixes and two fours in his eight-ball 32 guiding Civil to a big total. Abhaya Rana chipped in 28 off 12 with four fours and a six, while Raj Shrestha contributed an eight-ball 22. He hit two sixes and as many fours. Rajat Thapa took two wickets for DishHome.
Civil had overcome Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) by three runs in the final of this weekend earlier in the day. Nishesh KC smashed a 19-ball 75 with 12 sixes as Civil made 112-3 in five overs. Rana also made 23 not out. NTB replied with 109-3 with Tejendra Rajbhandari making nine-ball 36 that included six sixes. Surya Thapaliya also made 30 from 12 with four sixes.
In the semi-finals, NTB had sidelined Teletalk by five wickets Civil edged Kumari Bank by one wicket riding on a scintillating 83 not out off 24 balls from Bista. He had slammed 11 sixes in his knock. Bista was adjudged the player-of-the-tournament for his 139 runs and two wickets.
Rohit Singh (batsman) of Kumari Bank, Bibek Singh (bowler) of Surya Nepal and Nirjala Rajbhandari (women player) of Nepal Tourism Board were other individual winners.