Karnali Yaks will bat first in the Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket eliminator match. Chitwan Rhinos captain Kushal Malla won the toss and opted to field at the Trivi Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Wednesday.
In the
round robin league, both Chitwan and Karnali reached the playoffs by winning the same 4 matches. Due to good run rate, Chitwan was in the third place . The winner between Chitwan and Karnali will play in Qualifier 2 .
The second match of the day will be a contest between Sudurpaschim Royals and Janakpur Bolts. The winner will reach the finals while the defeated team will play the winner of Chitwan and Karnali in Qualifier 2.
Chitwan has recalled veteran Sharad Bheshavkar to the team . He has been played in place of Deepak Bohra. Similarly, Luke Benkenstein has been played in place of Basil Hamid.
Jaykishan Kolshawala has played for the first time from Karnali . The Indian player has replaced Babar Hayat in Karnali's playing XI. Karnali defeated Chitwan by 6 wickets in the
round robin league. After losing the first two matches, Karnali won the next four consecutive matches and won the first match against Chitwan.
