Bagmati set a target of 289 runs to Gandaki Province in the ongoing Prime Minister's Cup ODI Men's National Cricket Tournament in Rupandehi. After Gandaki won the toss and elected to field at the Siddharth Cricket Ground in Bhairawa, Bagmati batted first and scored 288 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.
Isaan Pandey scored a half-century of 69 runs for Bagmati, hitting four sixes in 82 balls. Vipin Acharya contributed an unbeaten 63 runs. Shubh Kansakar was dismissed for 52 runs. Vivek Magar scored 34 runs while Region Dhakal added 23 runs not out. Opener Asutosh Ghiraiya scored 14 runs while skipper Prithu Baskota was dismissed for 16 runs. Arjun Kumal alone took four wickets for Gandaki in
bowling. He also bowled a maiden over for 40 runs in 7 overs. Bipin Khatri and Subas Bhandari took 2 wickets each.
Gandaki is now batting back. With one win and three losses in the previous four matches, Gandaki is in the fifth position and has only 2 points in its account. Bagmati is also at the ninth position in the table with 2 points with one win and three losses.
