In the first match, Lalitpur defeated Nuwakot by 30 runs, while in the second match, Bhaktapur defeated Kathmandu by 1 wicket to register their second consecutive win.
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Lalitpur and Bhaktapur won the Bagmati Cup T-20 cricket tournament at the Gauritar Stadium in Hetauda-6 on Wednesday.
Lalitpur defeated Nuwakot by 30 runs in the first match, while Bhaktapur defeated Kathmandu by 1 wicket in the second match to register their second consecutive win.
Batting first after winning the toss in the first match, Lalitpur scored 178 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Lalitpur's Sachin Lekhak remained unbeaten on 57 runs, while Adil Khan scored 28, Ranim Tiwari scored 22 and Vivek Rana Magar scored 20 runs. Nuwakot's Ganesh Gautam and Ishan Puri took 2 wickets each.
Chasing a target of 179 runs to win, Nuwakot could only score 148 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Nuwakot's Dinesh Subedi scored 47, Anubhav Khanal scored 40 not out and Rajesh Rimal scored 21 runs. Lalitpur's Bivek Rana Magar and Sarash Khatri took 2 wickets each. With this, Lalitpur registered its second win in the competition, while Nuwakot suffered its third consecutive defeat.
In the second match, Kathmandu batted first and scored 133 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Kathmandu's captain Rit Gautam scored the highest 64 runs while Nitesh Kumar added 32 runs. Bhaktapur's Subash Khatri and Bhupendra Acharya took 3 wickets each while the active Pratap Karki took 2 wickets.
Chasing a target of 134 runs, Bhaktapur won by 1 wicket, scoring 136 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in an exciting contest that lasted until the last over. Bhaktapur's Ringjin Lama contributed 37 runs and the active Pratap Karki contributed 25 runs. Kathmandu's Sandeep Parajuli bowled excellently, but could not give the team a victory despite taking 5 wickets.
With this win, Bhaktapur also registered its second consecutive win in the competition, while Kathmandu suffered its second consecutive defeat. After Wednesday's matches, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur continued their winning streak, while Nuwakot and Kathmandu are under pressure.
