Bashir scored 62 runs off 43 balls, hitting a six in the final over, helping Biratnagar achieve the target of 161 runs with one ball to spare.
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Biratnagar Kings secured a sensational 3-wicket victory over Karnali Yaks in the Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket on Friday, thanks to Bashir Ahmed's brilliant batting.
After Bashir scored an unbeaten 62, Biratnagar achieved the target of 161 runs with 1 ball to spare at the Tribhuvan University Cricket International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Needing 10 runs in the last over and 4 runs in the last 2 balls, Bashir hit a winning six to help Biratnagar score 163 runs.
Player of the Match Bashir hit 3 fours and a six in 43 balls. Captain Sandeep Lamichhane remained unbeaten by scoring 6 runs in 4 balls. Biratnagar turned the game around after scoring 35 runs in the first 6 overs of the power play and losing 3 wickets.
With George Mansi out for zero, Lokesh Bomb for 6, and Sam Hazlett out for 16 runs, Bashir first put on a 44-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Sahil Patel. Sahil, who got his first chance, hit 1 six in 24 balls and scored 19 runs.
Although Merchant de Lange was out for 2 runs, Bashir put on a 69-run partnership with Narayan Joshi for the sixth wicket. Despite being dismissed by Sompal Kami, Narayan, who was saved due to a no-ball, scored 25 runs in 16 balls, including 2 fours and 1 six. Pratish GC was dismissed for 6 runs. Karnali's Sompal and Gulshan Jha took 2-2 wickets and Pawan Saraf, Nandan Yadav and William Bosisto took 1-1 wickets.
Sri Lankan international player Sehan Jayasuriya was played by Biratnagar for the first time. Jayasuriya, who was brought in after American all-rounder Shubham Ranjan left for Dubai for the UAE's IL T20, was injured while fielding and was unable to bat, and Biratnagar turned the game around.
Biratnagar has come close to the playoffs with its fourth victory in 5 matches. Biratnagar is in second place. Sudurpaschim Royals is at the top after winning the first four matches. This is Karnali's third defeat in 4 matches.
Earlier, after winning the toss and opting to bat, Karnali scored 160 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. After opener Mark Wart was dismissed for 6 runs off 9 balls, the pair of Panchal and Bosisto put on a partnership of 96 runs off 82 balls. Panchal scored 63 runs off 47 balls. This was his second half-century in the tournament. He hit 6 fours and 2 sixes.
Bosisto remained unbeaten on 48 runs. He hit 2 fours in 48 balls. Najibullah Zadran remained unbeaten on 12 runs off 6 balls. Gulshan was dismissed for 20 runs off 10 balls, hitting 2 fours and 1 six. Sandeep and De Lange took 1 wicket each.
