In the first match of the third inter-college T-20 cricket tournament being held in Itahari on Wednesday, Aastha College made a winning start by defeating Mahendra Morang Campus of Biratnagar by 11 runs.
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Aastha College of Damak, Jhapa, has made a winning start to the third inter-college T-20 cricket tournament being held in Itahari.
In the first match on Wednesday, Aastha College started the match with a win by defeating Mahendra Morang Campus of Biratnagar by 11 runs. With this defeat, Mahendra Morang, who is in Group 'D', has made a difficult journey to the semi-finals.
Chasing a target of 85 runs set by Aastha College at the Janata Cricket Park in Itahari, Mahendra Morang could only score 73 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the shortened match of 13 overs. Except for Mahendra Morang's Einsteins Rijal scoring 21 and Biyus Basnet scoring 14 runs, no other batsman could reach double figures.
Earlier, Aastha, who had lost the toss and batted first, scored 84 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 13 overs. Aastha's Aryan Swarn contributed 27 and Rujal Sundas contributed 14 runs not out.
In the second match held on Wednesday, Namuna College defeated Janata Multiple Campus Itahari by 59 runs and entered the semi-finals. This is Namuna's second consecutive win in Group 'A'. Namuna, who won the toss and elected to bat first, scored 127 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in a shortened match of 15 overs. Raju BK contributed the most with 65 runs for Namuna. Saksham Dahal added 21 runs.
In reply, Janata Multiple, chasing a winning target of 128 runs, was bowled out for 68 runs in 12 overs. Janata Multiple's Suman Poudel scored 22 runs while Abhash Gelal scored 13 runs. Six batters failed to open their accounts. Namuna's Subit Mehta took 6 wickets while Prakash Karki took 2 wickets.
