The final winner of the competition, which will feature 19 schools from Sunsari and Morang, will receive a cash prize of Rs 25,000 and the runner-up will receive a prize of Rs 15,000.
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Janata Secondary School and Unique Academy, along with the organizers, have entered the semifinals of the second DVM Cup inter-school cricket tournament underway in Itahari.
In the first quarterfinal held on Monday, Sunsari Ramdhuni's Unique Academy defeated the host DVM Kanchanjunga by 8 wickets to secure a place in the last four.
Batting first after losing the toss on the pitch of Nepal DVM Global Academy in Itahari-9, DVM Kanchanjunga scored a paltry score of 27 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the match that was shortened to 8 overs due to bad light.
In reply, Unique Academy achieved the normal winning target of 28 runs for the loss of only 2 wickets in 4 overs. Unique Academy's Younis Poudel was declared the Player of the Match in that match.
In the second quarterfinal held on Monday itself, the host DVM secured a thrilling 4-run win over Sushma Godavari School and set a semi-final journey. Batting first after winning the toss, the host DVM scored a score of 89 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 10 overs. In reply, Sushma Godavari, who was chasing a winning target of 90 runs, could only score 86 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated overs. Rivaz Bohra of DVM was declared the player of the match of the match.
In the third quarterfinal held on Monday, Janata Mavi Itahari defeated Tenderfit School of Morang Sundarharaincha by 6 wickets to secure a semi-final clash.
Batting first after losing the toss, Tenderfit scored a modest total of 45 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 10 overs. In reply, Janata achieved the winning target of 46 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 5.2 balls. Utsav Acharya of Janata Mavi was declared the player of the match of the match.
The first semi-final match of the tournament will be between Unique Academy and Janata Mavi on Tuesday. In the second semi-final, the organizer DVM will compete with the winner of the last quarter-final match between Kasturi Academy and Koshi St. James School on Tuesday morning, said tournament coordinator Kshitij Dahal.
The final match of the tournament, which started at the school level in Sunsari using leather balls, will be held on Wednesday. The final winner of the tournament, which involved 19 schools from Sunsari and Morang, will receive a cash prize of Rs 25,000 and the runner-up will receive a prize of Rs 15,000. The best player of the tournament will receive a cash prize of Rs 5,000 and the best player in the category will receive Rs 2,500, according to the organizer.
