Hosts Itahari made a winning start to the third U-19 National Itahari Premier League Twenty20 on Thursday with a narrow 11-run victory over Great Himalaya Cricket Academy (GHCA).

In the Group ‘A’ match held at the Nepal DVM School ground in Itahari, Itahari rode on decent contributions from Ankit Subedi (39), Raj Thapa (39) and Alfaj Mansuri (34) to post 141-5 in 20 overs. GHCA were on course for victory but three wickets each from Mansuri and Sameer Timalsina bundled them out for 131 runs in 20 overs.