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APF sign off with victory
Skipper Rubina Chhetri gave an all round display as Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club signed off from the Indo-Nepal Women’s Cricket Tournament with the only victory on Wednesday.Skipper Rubina Chhetri gave an all round display as Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club signed off from the Indo-Nepal Women’s Cricket Tournament with the only victory on Wednesday.
In the one-day match at the Pulchowk Engineering College grounds, APF eased to a 74-run victory over hosts Rising Cricket for Women (RCW). A half century from Rubina Chhetri lifted APF to 187 all out in 39.1 overs after they were put in to bat first. RCW, in reply, were bundled out for 113 in 31 overs with Chhetri completing a five-wicket haul.
Chhetri returned the figures of 5-28 from nine overs that included one maiden. Sita Rana Magar also took 2-19 from five overs. RCW would have crashed to the lowest total of the tournament had there been no half century from Mamta Chaudhary.
Chaudhary made 51 off 62 balls with seven hits to the fence. Nary Thapa contributed a 25-ball 18 with two fours. Earlier, APF innings revolved around Chhetri who struck a composed 74-ball 60 with 10 boundaries. Karuna Bhandari also contributed 24 off 44 and Rana Magar chipped in 23 off 26. Both batswoman hit two boundaries each.
Thapa was the pick of the RCW bowlers taking 5-28 from 9.1 overs. APF had lost to visiting side All India Women’s Cricket Association on Tuesday. RCW will now take on AWTCA in the Twenty20 matches on Thursday and Friday. AWTCA have won both their one-day matches against the local side.