Bardiya's victory was assured after Sumit Shrestha scored a century of 108 runs, while Dev Khanal scored a half-century of 75 runs in Rupandehi's victory.
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The Prime Minister's Cup Extreme Energy Drink Lumbini Province Men's One-Day Cricket Selection began on Monday. The selection matches were organized by the Lumbini Province Cricket Association at Siddhartha Cricket and the Extratech Oval Ground in Tilottama.
Rupandehi and Bardiya have started the first day with a win. Rupandehi defeated Kapilvastu by 7 wickets and Bardiya defeated West Nawalparasi by 7 wickets. Batting first at the Siddhartha Cricket Ground in Bhairahawa, Kapilvastu scored 108 runs in 37 overs and was all out in 1 ball in the stipulated 50 overs. Kapilvastu's Raunak Srivastava scored 31, Mohammad Shahbaz Musalman scored 24 and Shiva Kunwar scored 20 runs. Rupandehi's Mausam Dhakal took 5 wickets and Ajay Chauhan took 2 wickets. Rupandehi achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in 12 overs and 3 balls. Dev Khanal played a half-century of 75 runs in Rupandehi's victory. Akash Tripathi scored 18 runs. Kapilvastu's Mahesh Bhar took 2 wickets and Jeevan Maurya took 1 wicket.
Batting first in the match played at Extratech, Nawalparasi scored 235 runs in 49 overs, losing all their wickets. Jitendra Kewat scored 55, Bharat Kumar Magar scored 42, Samrat Bhusal scored 30 and Dilip Kurmi scored 24 runs. Bardiya's Slop Chaudhary and Nikhil Khatri took 3 wickets each. In reply, Bardiya scored 239 runs in 42 overs, losing 3 wickets. Sumit Shrestha scored a century of 108 runs in their victory. Nitesh Neupane scored 42 and Harshal Bhandari and Ashim Giri scored 29 runs each. Nawalparasi's Sumit Thapa took 2 wickets and Bharat Kumar Magar took 1 wicket in the bowling. Sumit Shrestha was named Player of the Match in the match.
The winner and runner-up teams of the qualifying matches, which will continue till Magh 24, will receive trophies, medals and certificates. The player of the match will receive 11,111 rupees and the man of the match will receive 1,100 rupees each day, said sports coordinator Pratham Parajuli.
