Karnali defeated Koshi Pradesh in the Prime Minister's Cup ODI Men's National Cricket Tournament thanks to Arjun Gharti's excellent performance. Karnali defeated Koshi by 127 runs in the match held on Tuesday at the Extratech Oval ground in Tilottama.
This is Karnali's second win. This is Koshi's fifth loss. Chasing the target of 219 runs given by Karnali for victory, Koshi was reduced to 91 runs in 35 overs losing all wickets. Chirag Sah scored the highest 25 for Koshi. Apart from Shakib Haque 13 and captain Ankit Subedi scoring 10 runs, none of the other players could score runs in double figures. Sunil Dhamala and Dipendra Rawat of Karnali took 3 wickets each to cover Koshi cheaply. Dhamala kept 3 maidens in 10 overs and only 14 runs were spent. Dewan Pun got 2 wickets while Anuj Chanara got one wicket.
Before that, Karnali, who won the toss and batted first, lost all the wickets in the allotted overs and made a total of 218 runs. Arjun Gharti contributed an unbeaten 88 runs for Karnali. He hit 11 fours and 2 sixes in 95 balls. He was declared the player of the match.
When Himanshu Shahi scored 46 runs, Nischal Rawal returned to the pavilion with 20 runs. Similarly, Prakash Jaishi contributed 18 runs, Sunil Dhamala 13 and Bipin Rawal contributed 10 runs. On the bowling side, Bipin Mahato took 3 wickets for Koshi. Dipesh Kandel and Prakash Karki picked up 2 wickets each. Hearing aids proved to be expensive. He spent 45 runs taking just one wicket in 6 overs. Sujan Thapalia got one wicket.
With this result, Karnali has risen to the fifth place in the points table. He has 4 points from 5 games. Koshi Pradesh, which has suffered its fifth consecutive defeat, is at the bottom of the table. Koshi has only 2 points.
