Sompal Kami has shattered the Royals' top and middle order with three wickets in four overs, including one off the first ball.
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Karnali Yaks prevented Sudurpaschim from scoring a big score in the second match of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket on Monday, thanks to excellent bowling by captain Sompal Kami.
Invited to bat after losing the toss, Royals could only score 139 runs for the loss of 8 wickets at the Tribhuvan University Cricket International Stadium, Kirtipur. The team achieved this score by losing 9 wickets.
Sompal took 3 wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs, including 1 maiden. He bowled Josh Brown in the first ball of the match. While captain Deependra Singh and Harmeet Singh were batting aggressively for the sixth wicket, Sompal broke this partnership by blowing Harmeet's leg stump.
Sompal's third wicket was a rarity in Nepali cricket. He got Naren Saud hit in his last over. Apart from Sompal, Nandan Yadav took 2 wickets for the loss of 11 runs in 3 overs, while Mark Watt, Bipin Sharma and Yuvraj Khatri took 1 wicket each.
Deependra scored the highest for Royals with 39 runs. He hit 1 four and 2 sixes in 28 balls. Deependra and Harmit shared a 48-run partnership for the sixth wicket. Harmit scored 19 runs in 16 balls, hitting 1 four and a six.
After Brown was dismissed in the first ball, Royals played under pressure for most of the time. His opening pair Binod Bhandari scored 11 runs in 13 balls, hitting 1 four. Chris Lynn scored 18 runs in 20 balls, including 2 fours. Ishan Pandey was run out for 2 runs.
In the lower order, Scott Kugglen was out for 10, Narine for zero. Hemant Dhami and Avinash Bohara remained unbeaten on 1 run each.
Royals have already won their first two matches. Royals defeated Kathmandu Gorkhas in the first match and Pokhara Avengers in the second match. Karnali, which lost to Chitwan Rhinos in the first match, defeated Lumbini Lions in the previous match.
Last season, Royals secured a place in the qualifiers by defeating Karnali by 6 wickets in the final match of the league.
