Leelaram and Horizon win in SAI Global Cup

The winning team of the competition will receive Rs. 55,555, while the runner-up team will receive Rs. 25,555, a trophy, medal, and certificate.

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Rupandehi Leelaram and New Horizon College emerged victorious in the district-level inter-college SAI Global T-20 cricket tournament being held here on Wednesday. Leelaram defeated SAI Global College 'B' by 28 runs and Horizon defeated Moonlight by 63 runs in the matches held at the Siddhartha Cricket Ground here.

Rupandehi Leelaram, who won the toss and elected to bat, scored 131 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Leelaram's Ramesh Kurmi scored an unbeaten 23, Faizan Musalman scored 22, Ajay Kewat scored 16, Karan Yadav scored 12 and Harikesh Murau scored 10 runs. Sai Global 'B's Bishnu Kataria and Aman Singh Gharti took 2-2 wickets each and Biraj Yadav and Arav Singh Poudel took 1-1 wickets.

In reply, Sai Global 'B' lost all their wickets in 18 overs and scored only 103 runs. Sai Global's Vikash Yadav scored 45, Bishnu Kataria scored 21 and Abhishek Sunar scored 16 runs. Leelaram's Karan Yadav scored 4, Prem Sagar Yadav scored 2 and Harikesh Murau, Ramesh Kurmi scored 1-1 wickets.

In the next match, New Horizon, who won the toss and batted, scored 203 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Arif Khan scored 62, Viprasan KC scored 29, Sangam Pandey scored 28, Amar Mishra scored 25 and Siddharth Dhakal scored 21 runs. In the bowling, Moonlight's Nischal Gyawali, Neeraj Malla and Dilsad Ali took 2 wickets each.

In reply, Moonlight scored 140 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. In the bowling, Nischal Gyawali scored 59 and Dilsad Ali scored 58 runs, but it was not enough for the victory. In the bowling, New Horizon's Shubham Khanal, Viprasan KC and Shubham Pandey took 2 wickets each.

Sports coordinator Niraj Pratap Khand said that 20 different colleges of the district are participating in the competition that will continue till Falgun 14. The winning team of the competition will receive Rs. 55,555, while the runner-up team will receive Rs. 25,555, a trophy, medal, and certificate.