Players from Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Ilam, and Udayapur in Koshi Province will compete in the five-day competition. 18 players who perform best will be selected from the competition.
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Sunsari and Morang have made a winning start in the Koshi selection of the Prime Minister's Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament. Sunsari defeated Ilam by 6 wickets in the opening match held in Itahari under the provincial selection starting on Friday. The match was shortened to 26 overs due to a damp pitch at the Janata Cricket Ground in Itahari.
Ilam, who batted first, lost all their wickets after scoring 138 runs in 25.3 balls. For Ilam, Lob Kamat top-scored with 41 runs while Sumit Sharma scored 37 not out and Sandeep Dhungana and Shivans Bajgain added 15 runs each. Sunsari's substitute Acharya took 5 wickets and Kaviraj Khatri took 2 wickets.
Sunsari, who batted in reply with a target of 139 runs, finished the match losing 4 wickets in 22.1 balls. In Sunsari's win, Akash Saraf played a half-century innings. He faced 59 balls and scored 62 runs, hitting 5 sixes and 5 fours. Ritesh Roy scored 33 runs, Robin Mondal scored 16 not out and Rohan Shah added 14 runs. Ilam's Heman Rai took 2 wickets.
In another match held in Biratnagar on Friday, Morang defeated Udayapur by 29 runs. Batting first after winning the toss at the Meriban Jwala Cricket Ground in Biratnagar, Morang scored 167 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Morang's Dipesh Kandel and Kamaldev Chaudhary scored 32 runs each, while Shakib Haque added 26 runs. Prateek Pokharel and Prem Kamat scored 14 runs each. Firdosh Ansari scored 11 runs. Udaypur's Ice Bhattarai took 5 wickets while Sonu Sharma and Jeevan Karki took 2 wickets each. Chasing a target of 168 runs, Udaypur was bowled out for 138 runs in 48.4 balls. Udaypur's Prabhat Kiran Rai scored 50 runs but could not lead the team to victory. Sonu Ansari scored 29, Suman Shrestha scored 17, and Sushant Timsina and Nitraj Basnet added 10 runs each. Morang's Prem Kamat took 4 and Dipesh Kandel and Prateek Pokharel took 2 wickets each. Under the tournament, Udaypur will play a match against Ilam at Janata Cricket Ground, Itahari on Saturday. Sunsari District Cricket Association President CP Poudel informed that Jhapa and Sunsari will compete at Meriban Jwala Ground, Biratnagar on Saturday itself. Players from Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Ilam, and Udayapur of Koshi Province will compete in the five-day competition. 18 players who perform best will be selected from the competition. Those selected will play for the Koshi Province team in the Prime Minister's Cup Men's National Cricket Competition to be held in Kathmandu, Birgunj, and Janakpur in the first week of Chaitra, informed Sarbajit Raj Pandey, President of the Koshi Provincial Cricket Association.
