The departmental team Nepal Police Club has lost in the first match against Koshi Pradesh in the Manmohan Memorial One Day National Cricket Tournament of the third edition. In the first match of Group B, Koshi registered a 37-run victory over Police on Tuesday. With this win, Koshi has managed to create history by defeating Police Club for the first time in ODI cricket.
Koshi, who lost the toss and batted first at Girija Prasad Koirala Cricket Stadium in Baijnathpur, Biratnagar, lost all wickets to make a total of 93 runs while playing 29.3 balls in the scheduled 50 overs.
While Rupak Baral scored 21 runs for Koshi, Minas Thapa and Suman Gahtra scored 15 runs each, but other batsmen could not touch double figures. Sunil Daulayan of Police took 5 wickets. In this process, he bowled 8 overs, but only 25 runs were spent, but he could not avoid the defeat of the police. Vipin Karki and Chitra Bishta took 2 wickets each.
In reply, chasing a modest target of 94 runs, Police ended up with an embarrassing score of 56 runs in 24.5 balls. None of the Police batters managed to score runs in double figures. 'Player of the match' Prem Kamat took 5 wickets in Koshi's win. Kamat, who made his debut in the provincial team for the first time, bowled 9 overs and took the important wicket of the police at the expense of only 15 runs.
Another bowler Prakash Karki took 3 wickets. The player of the match Prem Kamat got 4 thousand in cash. With this victory, Koshi, who has group insurance, has achieved two important points. Tribhuvan Army has already reached the final from Group 'A'. In the second league match of Group B on Wednesday, Koshi Pradesh will face Assam Club of India.
After winning this game, Koshi will confirm the title clash with Army. The final match of the tournament organized by MM Cup Foundation Sunsari will be held on May 20th. The winner of the final match will get four lakhs in cash and the runner-up will get two lakhs and a trophy.
