Balan Bihul Super Kings and Mithila Warriors won the third Madhesh Premier League (MPL) match in Saptari on Friday. In the first match, Balan Bihul Super Kings defeated Koshi Duhabi Capital by 81 runs, while in the second match, Mithila Warriors defeated Janakpur Sunrisers by 5 wickets.
After winning the toss and batting, Balan scored 141 runs losing 8 wickets in the scheduled 12 overs. For Balan, Imran Sheikh scored 41 runs, Rashid Khan scored 30 runs, Araniko Yadav scored 20 runs and Vikas Das scored 13 runs. In terms of bowling, Bhim Yadav of Koshi took 3 wickets, Anuj Chauhan took 2 wickets and Mohammad Sohil, Sajan Das and Naveen Yadav took 1 wicket each.
Koshi, who came to the field with a target of 142 runs, lost 9 wickets in 12 overs and ended up with 60 runs. Naveen Kumar Yadav added 33 runs for Koshi, but no other player could score double figures. On the bowling side, Balan's Vivek Yadav, Rashid Khan and Bhuvan Karki took 2/2 and Vikas Das took 1 wicket. Balan's Rashid Khan was declared the player of the match in that match.
Similarly, Janakpur, who lost the toss and got a chance to bat in the second round, scored 122 runs after losing all wickets in 18 overs and 5 balls in the scheduled 20 overs match. For Janakpur, Mayan Yadav scored 36 runs, national players Ashif Sheikh scored 18 runs and Arif Sheikh scored 11 runs and Vishal Patel scored 22 runs. In terms of
bowling, Sher Mall of Mithila Warriors bowled excellently and spent 15 runs in 4 overs, national player Kushal Bhurtel took 2 wickets, Dipendrasinh Airi and Basir Ahmed took 1/1 wicket each. In response, Mithila Warriors, who came to the field with a target of 123 runs, lost 5 wickets in 14 overs and 3 balls.
For Mithila Warriors, Kushal Bhurtel scored 56 runs with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes, while Dipendrasingh Airy contributed 23, Basir Ahmed 12 and Sumit Maharjan contributed 7 runs. On the bowling side, Janakpur's Vishal Patel 2 and Vishal Sushling, Fadeh Siddiqui and Pradeep Paswan took 1/1 wicket each. Bhurtel of Mithila Warriors was declared the player of the match.
