Nepal Police Club and Tribhuvan Army Club are competing for the title of Prime Minister's Cup ODI Men's National Cricket Tournament on Saturday. With the help of Bashir Ahmed's explosive batting, Army set a target of 155 runs to defending champions Police.
After the police won the toss and chose to field at the Siddharth Cricket Stadium in Bhairahwa, Rupandehi, the Army scored 154 runs losing all wickets in 43 overs. For
Army, Basir Ahmed scored an unbeaten 86 with a brilliant performance. He hit 9 fours and 1 six off 104 balls. Captain Vinod Bhandari scored 29 runs off 58 balls while Vivek Yadav scored 11 runs. No other player scored in double figures. Bhim Saraki, Kushal Malla and Shahab Alam were dismissed for zero runs.
Police's Karan KC took 3 wickets for 30 runs with 1 maiden in 7 overs. Sagar Dhakal and captain Dipendra Singh Airi took 2/2 wickets each while Lalit Rajwanshi and Gulshan Jha took 1/1 wicket each. Kushal Bhurtel bowled 5 overs and took 24 runs without taking any wickets.
Police won the title by defeating Army in last year's final. This time the Army wants to avenge the defeat of the previous edition, but the Police, who are in excellent form, are planning to win consecutively.
Police have made it to the finals by topping the league stage. In the last league match on Thursday, Army defeated Police by 4 wickets and reached the final. In the Prime Minister's Cup, the police have won the title twice so far, while the army has won the title only once.
