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Kathmandu Gorkhas beat Karnali Yaks by four wickets

Kathmandu Gorkhas chased down 181 with two balls to spare at Kirtipur, with Karan KC top-scoring with 44 and named Player of the Match.

HBHari Bhusal

Kathmandu Gorkhas beat Karnali Yaks by four wickets, with two balls remaining, in the 10th match of the Nepal Premier League at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.

Karnali Yaks, put in to bat after Kathmandu Gorkhas won the toss and chose to field, posted 180 for 6 in their 20 overs. Ariful Islam scored 44 from 22 balls and Hussain Talat made 40, while Pawan Sarraf finished unbeaten on 30. Gulsan Jha contributed 20 from 12 balls. Karan KC took two wickets for 35 runs.

In reply, Kathmandu Gorkhas reached 181 for 6 in 19.4 overs. Rashid Khan scored 50 from 33 balls, and Karan KC hit 44 from 20 balls with four fours and three sixes. Jahandad Khan finished unbeaten on 22 from 10 balls.

Sompal Kami and Hussain Talat took two wickets each for Karnali Yaks, but the chase proved too strong. Karan KC was named Player of the Match.

Kathmandu Gorkhas now have 2 points, while Karnali Yaks remain on 0.