The final match of the competition will be held on Sunday. The winning team will receive Rs 30,000 in cash and the runner-up will receive Rs 15,000.
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Bishwa Adarsh and Aastha Colleges have entered the finals of the ongoing Model Super Cup inter-college level T20 cricket tournament in Itahari.
In the first semi-final match held on Saturday, Bishwa Adarsh secured a place in the final by defeating Namuna College Itahari by 18 runs. Aastha registered an 8-run win over Mahendra Morang Campus and secured a title clash with Bishwa Adarsh.
Bishwa Adarsh, who won the toss and elected to bat first at the Janata Cricket Ground in Itahari, had made a competitive total of 138 runs after losing all their wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Rohan Shah scored 28 in 20 balls, Roshan Chhetri scored 28 in 23 balls and Paul Sigdel scored 22 runs in 17 balls. Namuna College's Gaurav Katwal took 4 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs. Krishna Bista took 2 wickets.
In reply, Namuna College, chasing a target of 139 runs, was bundled out for 120 runs in 19.2 balls. Aditya BK played an aggressive innings of 24 runs in 13 balls, but the team came under pressure as the other batsmen could not build a long partnership. Bipul Shah and Saksham Dhakal scored 20 runs each, but the other batsmen failed to perform well, leaving Bishwa Adarsh out of the title race.
Bowling was the main factor in Bishwa Adarsh's victory. Region Pandey changed the rhythm of the game by taking 3 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs. Captain Bhupal Luitel and Anish Kunwar took 2 wickets each. Region Pandey was declared the 'Man of the Match'.
In the second semi-final held on Saturday itself, Aastha College of Jhapa Damak defeated Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus of Biratnagar by 8 runs, securing a title clash with Bishwa Adarsh. Batting first after winning the toss, Aastha scored 102 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 17 overs. Captain Bhupal Dangal scored the highest 64 runs for Aastha.
Chasing a target of 103 runs, Mahendra Morang could only score 94 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Bhupal Dangal, who also took 2 wickets in the match, was named Man of the Match.
The final match of the tournament being organized by the champion team of Koshi Premier League Season 2, Namuna College's team Namuna Blasters, will be held on Sunday. The winning team of the tournament will receive a cash prize of Rs 30,000 and the runner-up will receive Rs 15,000.
