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Chitwan Rhinos have given a target of 165 runs to Sudurpaschim Royals in Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket. After winning the toss and choosing to bat on Sunday, Chitwan scored 164 runs after losing 5 wickets after playing the scheduled 20 overs at the University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.
Opener Hasan Isakhil scored the highest 65 runs from Chitwan. He played 52 balls and hit 6 fours and 3 sixes. Santosh Karki, who was sent as an opener for the first time, could score only 9 runs. Vipin Rawal scored 17 off 20 balls, captain Kushal Malla got out with 13 runs off 16 balls.
The veteran English batsman hit 2 fours and a six off 18 balls and was dismissed for 36 runs. Amarsingh Rautela remained unbeaten with 6 off 3 balls and Yan Nicholas Lofty Eaton with 2 runs off 4 balls. Scott Kuglen took 2 wickets from Far West. He spent 29 runs in 4 overs. Captain Dipendra Singh Airey, Brandon McMullen and Saif Zaib took 1 wicket each.
Sudoorpaschim has won the first three games and is in second place in the points table of NPL. If Sudoorpaschim wins this match, it will overtake Janakpur Bolts in run rate and reach the top spot. Chitwan has won 2 out of 3 matches. The team was defeated by 6 wickets against Karnali Yaks in the last match. Chitwan replaced veteran Sharad Bheshavkar with Ranjeet Kumar and Luke Benkestein in place of Isaakhil in the playing XI.
Sudurpaschim Royals have replaced Vasant Khatri with Dilpreet Singh. After Rohan Mustafa returned to UAE, Sudurpaschim played the previous match with three foreign players . In the NPL, there is a provision that a team can play four foreign players in the playing 11 .
