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Biratnagar Kings have given a target of 118 runs to Kathmandu Gurkhaz in Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket on Sunday. After Karan KC, the captain of Kathmandu Gurkhaz, won the toss at the University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, Biratnagar was bowled out for 117 runs in 19.5 overs.
Jehrard Ersmus played an important role in stopping Biratnagar with a small score with excellent bowling . Namibia's captain off-spinner Erasmus took 3 wickets with 17 runs in 4 overs. He bowled Scott Edwards and took the wickets of Chris Soule and captain Sandeep Lamichhane in the same over.
Another spinner Dipesh Kandel took 2 wickets . Devrahate Dipesh spent only 16 runs in 4 overs. Shahav Alam, Dan Douthwaite and captain Karan Casey took 1 wicket each. Rajesh Pulami scored the highest 25 runs from Biratnagar. He played 21 balls and hit 1 four and a six.
Lokesh Bam 8, Deepak Bohra 20 off 24 balls, Nicholas Kritan 10 off 12 balls, Edwards 14 off 15 balls, Basir Ahmed 13 off 13 balls, Ismatullah Alam 5, Sol 1, Lamichhane and Anil Kharel were all out for zero. Subas Bhandari remained unbeaten in 6 runs.
Kathmandu must win this game to keep their chances of making the playoffs alive. Kathmandu is in fifth place with 6 points from 6 matches. The top four teams of the NPL have a provision to reach the playoffs. Kathmandu will have to defeat Biratnagar by a big margin to reach the playoffs and Karnali Yaks will have to lose against Sudurpaschim Royals in Monday's match.
Biratnagar, with only 4 points in 6 games, is already out of the playoff race. The team replaced its two key players Martin Guptill and Pratis Jisi with Ismatullah and Anil Kharel in the match against Kathmandu. Kathmandu replaced Raju Rizal with Shankar Rana and Nathan Souter with Douthwaite.
