In the Prime Minister's Cup Men's Cricket Tournament-2081, Deepak Dumre's unbeaten half-century won Gandaki Province against Karnali Province by 4 wickets. In the match at Deukhuri International Cricket Stadium in Lamahi on Tuesday, Gandaki completed the normal target of 92 runs given by Karnali Province with the loss of 6 wickets.
Chasing a modest target of 92 runs, Gandaki's opening batsmen were dismissed cheaply while under pressure Deepak Dumre and Sujan Gautam took care of the innings and won the team in 29.1 overs.
At the end of 12 overs, they had lost 6 wickets for 22 runs, and they made a good partnership and the result was in their favor . Deepak scored 50 runs with the help of 7 fours and Sujan scored 22 runs with the help of 3 fours. Deepak scored an unbeaten half-century to win the team and became the player of the match.
Diwan Pun took 3 wickets for Karnali, Dipendra Rawat took 2 wickets and Yunish Thakuri took 1 wicket. Earlier, none of Karnali's players, who were invited to bat after losing the toss, could make a memorable performance.
For Karnali, Bipin Shahi scored 20 runs, Arjun Gharti scored 17 runs, Bipin Rawal scored 15 runs, and Himanshu Shahi scored 12 runs.
Gandaki's Chandra Poudel, Subas Bhandari and Bipin Khatri took 2 wickets each to cover Karnali cheaply. Similarly, Sandeep Parajuli and Amrit Gurung got 1 wicket each. In the
tournament, Gandaki won the first two matches and scored 2 points. Earlier, Gandaki suffered a 6-wicket loss against Sudurpaschim Pradesh.
Now there will be a match between the departmental team APF and Madhesh Pradesh on Thursday.
organized by Nepal Cricket Association CAN, coordinated by Provincial Cricket Association and managed by Dang Cricket Association, seven provincial teams including 3 departments are participating in the tournament.
The matches of the tournament, which started simultaneously at Siddharth Cricket Stadium and Extratech Oval ground in Rupandehi with Dang, are being held on a round-robin basis. Each team will play one other team. 14 games are scheduled to be held in Dang as part of the competition that will last until March 16.
