In Tuesday's match, Satyanarayan's Sagar Yadav bowled brilliantly, taking 5 wickets for 37 runs in 4 overs and was declared the Player of the Match.
What you should know
Saraswati and Satyanarayan Schools here have entered the finals of the 4th Biratnagar Hub Inter-School Cricket Tournament. The teams will compete for the title on Wednesday.
In the first semi-final match held at the Jwala Cricket Ground in Marylebone, Biratnagar, organized by the Nepal Cricket Foundation, Saraswati School defeated Orchid School by 6 wickets to reach the final.
Batting after winning the toss, Orchid School scored 72 runs in 20 overs, losing all their wickets in 14.2 overs. Orchid's Abhay Kamat scored 16 runs. Saraswati's Prashant Yadav showed excellent bowling and took 7 wickets in 4 overs for just 10 runs. He was declared the Player of the Match.
Saraswati School, which took the field with a target of 73 runs, achieved the target in 15.3 overs, losing 4 wickets. Saraswati's Prashant Yadav scored an unbeaten 25 runs while Digambar Yadav contributed 22 runs. Orchid's Abhay Kamat took 2 wickets.
In the second semi-final match, Satyanarayan School defeated Greenpeace School by 33 runs.
Batting after winning the toss, Satyanarayan School made a competitive total of 140 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Manish Kamat of the team scored 32 runs while Sagar Yadav added 31 runs unbeaten. Greenpeace's Mohammad Samim and Miraj Sheikh took 2 wickets each.
Chasing a huge target of 141 runs, Greenpeace School was bowled out for 107 runs after playing a full over and losing 8 wickets. Greenpeace's Soheb Alam contributed 44 runs. Satyanarayan's Sagar Yadav bowled brilliantly, taking 5 wickets for 37 runs in 4 overs and was declared the Player of the Match.
