Players from Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Ilam, and Udayapur in Koshi Province will compete in the competition, which will continue until Tuesday. 18 players who perform best will be selected from the competition.
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Jhapa and Udayapur have won the match held on Saturday under the Koshi selection of the Prime Minister's Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament. Jhapa has won the first match by 112 runs over Sunsari.
Chasing a target of 205 runs set by Jhapa at the Marybone Jwala Cricket Ground in Biratnagar, Sunsari was bundled out for 92 runs in 21.5 balls. For Sunsari, captain Bhupal Luintel scored 24 runs, while Rabin Mondal scored 15 and Gaurav Katuwal scored 13 runs. Jhapa's Gyan Bahadur Shrestha took 5 wickets while Chhabilal Khadka took 4 wickets.
Earlier, Jhapa, who won the toss and elected to bat first, had scored 204 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. Bhupal Dangal top-scored with 51 runs for Jhapa's average total, while Bhushesh Dangal contributed 43, Ashish Ranamagar 32, Sameer Karki 31 and Ankit Subedi 24 runs. Sunsari's Kabiraj Khatri took 3 wickets.
In another match held in Itahari on Saturday, Udayapur defeated Ilam by 31 runs with the help of Sonu Ansari's explosive batting. Batting first at the Janata Cricket Stadium in Itahari, Udayapur scored a high total of 276 runs for the loss of 5 wickets after playing the full 50 overs. Sonu, who faced 106 balls in Udayapur's win, played a brilliant innings of 153 runs with the help of 19 fours and 8 sixes.
Suman Shrestha scored 54 runs, Sushant Timalsina added 27 and Ice Bhattarai added 14 runs. Ilam's Suyog Bhattarai took 2 wickets. Chasing a target of 277 runs, Ilam was bundled out for 245 runs in 38.2 balls. Ilam's Shivansh Bajgain top-scored with 72 runs, but that was not enough to win. Anil Lamichhane scored 38, Lob Kamat 37, and Vishal Acharya added 18 runs.
Players from Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Ilam, and Udayapur of Koshi Province will compete in the competition that will continue until Tuesday. 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.
