Lumbini Lions Set 135-Run Target for Biratnagar Kings

Lumbini Lions have given Biratnagar Kings a target of 135 runs in the second qualifier of the Siddhartha Bank Nepal Premier League (NPL).

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Batting first after losing the toss at the TU International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur, Lumbini scored 134 runs for 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

For Lumbini, opener D’Arcy Short scored the highest 45 runs. He faced 41 balls and hit 3 fours and 1 six.

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Lumbini lost their first wicket when Dinesh Adhikari was out for just 1 run with the team score at 8. Short and captain Rohit Paudel shared a 69-run partnership for the second wicket. Rohit scored 34 runs off 30 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes.

Opener Dinesh Adhikari again failed to perform well in this match.

Wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella added 29 runs with 4 fours in 22 balls.

Sandeep Jora and JJ Smith were out without scoring, while Dilip Nath was dismissed for 1 run. Sher Malla added 7 runs.

Lumbini were 69/1 in the first 10 overs, but they struggled later. In the last 10 overs, they added only 65 runs and lost 7 wickets.

For Biratnagar, bowlers Subhash Bhandari, captain Sandeep Lamichhane, and Pratish GC bowled brilliantly, taking wickets at regular intervals and putting pressure on Lumbini.

Subhash took 3 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs. Pratish took 3 wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs. Captain Sandeep took 2 wickets for 18 runs in his 4-over spell.

The winner of this match will reach the final and compete against Sudurpaschim Royals for the title.