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Shanker Dev, KCMIT set title showdown
Kathmandu College of Management and Information Technology (KCMIT) and Shanker Dev Campus set the title clash of the Universal BBA Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Mulpani Cricket Ground on Monday.Kathmandu College of Management and Information Technology (KCMIT) and Shanker Dev Campus set the title clash of the Universal BBA Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Mulpani Cricket Ground on Monday.
On a day of low-scoring semi-finals, KCMIT edged Mahendra Multiple Campus (MMC) of Nepalgunj by eight runs. Shanker Dev had a tough ride edging out Mahendra Morang Adarsha Multiple Campus (MMAMC) by one wicket.
KCMIT were bundled out for 93 runs in 17.5 overs before four-wicket hauls from Saroj Mandal and Shrawan Bhandari squeezed out MMC for 85 in 14.2 overs. Roshan Kumar Sah was the lone fighter for MMC making 27 off 19 balls with three fours and a six. Sher Bahadur Oli (13) was the only remaining batsman to reach double figures.
Man-of-the-match Bhandari took 4-12 from 3.2 overs and Mandal claimed 4-21 from four overs. Earlier Bibek Budhathoki (23), Aashish Thakur (22) and Gagan Bohora (16) crossed double digits guiding their side close to triple figures. Sah had given an allround display taking 3-14 and Oli claimed 2-10.
In the second match, MMAMC were dismissed for 95 in 18.2 overs and Shanker Dev reached 96-9 in 19.5. MMAMC had their one foot in the final reducing Shanker Dev to 75-9 but Sachin Poudel (10) and Shankar Gyawali (10) held firm to take their team through. Anup Bhattari top scored with a 31-ball 18. Rajesh Khadka took three wickets for MMAMC.
Pawan Budhathoki had top scored in the match for MMAMC making 19 off 24 with three boundaries. Raju Sharma (17) and Abhinash Kumar Mehta (13) were other best scorers for the team. Rajan Dhakal and Manoj Bista took three wickets each for Shanker Dev.