For the first time in the country, two teams are competing in three formats. The two-day Test and ODI series will be followed by a T20 series, said tournament coordinator Pratham Parajuli.
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Rupandehi-11 has captured the ODI series under the 'Pawan Kumar Sethia Memorial Cricket Tournament' being organized here by the Rupandehi Cricket Association.
In the last match of the series on Sunday, Rupandehi defeated Tribhuvan Army Club 'A' by 82 runs. Earlier, Rupandehi had won the first match against Army by 87 runs and the second match by 49 runs.
In the last match played at Siddhartha Cricket Ground, Rupandehi won the toss and elected to bat and scored 191 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the match that was shortened to 28 overs due to weather. Amar Mishra scored 39, Mirnal Gurung scored 31, Dev Khanal scored 28, Sameer Ali scored 22, Akash Tripathi scored 18, Nischal Gyawali scored 16 and Prajwal Thapa scored 15 runs.
In the bowling, Army's Ghanshyam Pandey took 2 wickets and Anish Dhami, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Pawan Karki and Jitendra Singh Thakuri took 1 wicket each. In reply, Army, batting, was restricted to 109 runs in 5 balls in 24 overs. For him, Anish Dhami scored 26, Prem Gurung 25, Pawan Karki 23 and Jitendra Singh Thakuri scored 12 runs. In bowling, Rupandehi's Sandesh Thapa took 4, Dev Khanal 2 and Biprasan KC, Ajay Kumar Chauhan and Mirnal Gurung took 1 wicket each. Sandesh Thapa was named 'Player of the Match' in the match.
For the first time in the country, a competition is being held between two teams in three formats. With the completion of the two-day Test and ODI series, a T-20 series will now be held, informed tournament coordinator Pratham Parajuli. Bhairahawa-based businessmen Harish and Sunil Sethia have sponsored the tournament in memory of their father, the late Pawan Kumar Sethia.
