Lumbini achieved a resounding victory in the first match against Chitwan at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, achieving the target of 143 runs with 9 balls to spare.
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Lumbini Lions have made a winning start to their Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket campaign, defeating Chitwan Rhinos by six wickets on Thursday.
Lumbini achieved the target of 143 runs at the Tribhuvan Cricket International Ground by scoring 146 runs in 9 balls. Lumbini won the first match . Chitwan had defeated Karnali Yaks by 4 wickets in the first match .
Lumbini, who were at the bottom last year, had lost 6 out of 7 matches in the league stage . But Lumbini won the match against Chitwan by 33 runs . In the only match Lumbini won, captain Rohit Poudel scored 80 runs in 57 balls and took 4 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs .
Chitwan continued the same in Thursday's match . Rohit shared a 60-run partnership with Gulbadin Naib for the fourth wicket in 41 balls to give Chitwan a comfortable victory . Rohit scored 39 runs in 44 balls and hit 1 four .
Naib played an unbeaten innings of 44 runs. He scored 44 runs off 24 balls with 3 fours and a six. JJ Smith remained unbeaten on 4 runs. He scored the winning run by hitting a four. Chitwan's Region Dhakal took 2 wickets for 17 runs in 3 overs and Sohail Tanbir took 1 wicket.
Region dismissed both Lumbini openers. D'R Shott was out for 11 with 1 six and a four, while Sandeep Jora was out for 28 runs off 18 balls with 4 fours. Dilip Nath was run out for 10 runs while trying to take the third run.
