Midwest University has won the Jai Nepal Cup South Asian University T20 cricket tournament title. Midwest defeated India's Lucknow University by 58 runs in the final held at the Trivi Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Tuesday.

After Diwan Pun and Bipin Khatri scored half-centuries, Madhyampaschim scored 175 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. After scoring 38 runs in 8 overs, the top four batsmen Rabindrajung Shahi (7), Nischal Rawal (19), Deepak Prasad Dumre (3) and Bipin Rawal (2) had already been lost. Rajkumar Shah was also dismissed for 15 runs.

Diwan and Vipin shared 72 runs in 7 overs for the sixth wicket. Dewan scored 58 runs off 36 balls. He got out in the last ball of 19 overs and hit 6 fours and 2 sixes. Vipin scored an unbeaten 59 off 28 balls. He hit 4 fours and 2 sixes. Abhishek Soni, Manan Kandpal and Harshbardhan Singh took 1 wicket each from Lucknow. Although

opener Manan scored 58 runs, Lucknow lost 9 wickets and managed to score only 117 runs. He played 57 balls and hit 5 fours and 2 sixes. Harsh Bardhan scored 15 and Yash Bardhan added 14 runs. Player of the final Diwan also took 3 wickets. He spent 22 runs in 4 overs. Rajkumar spent 21 runs in 3 overs and took 2 wickets. Dinesh Adhikari, Subas Bhandari and Ravindra took 1 wicket each. Bipin, who did not take any wicket, spent only 10 runs in 4 overs. Along with the

title, the Midwest won a prize of 15 lakhs and the runner-up Lucknow won a prize of 10 lakhs. In the semi-finals of the tournament organized by the Nepal Students' Association with the aim of raising the issue of climate change, Midwest defeated Trivi by 77 runs and Lucknow defeated Dhaka University by 7 wickets.