In the U-19 Women's National Championship, Karnali suffered its second consecutive defeat after losing to Madhesh by nine wickets, while Sudurpaschim climbed to the top with its third win.
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Home team Karnali Province has suffered its second consecutive defeat in the U-19 Women's National Cricket Championship.
Madhesh Province registered its second consecutive win by defeating Karnali by 9 wickets in the match played at Kalungchowk Ground on Monday.
Meanwhile, Sudurpaschim Province strengthened its title claim with its third consecutive win by defeating Lumbini by 8 wickets. Batting first, Karnali scored 103 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated overs. In reply, Madhesh achieved the target for the loss of 1 wicket in 9.1 overs and achieved an easy victory.
Captain Tirsana Bishwakarma played an unbeaten innings of 49 runs for Karnali. She hit 3 fours in 65 balls. Uma Chaudhary supported the captain by adding 29 runs including 4 fours in 33 balls. Both of them shared a crucial partnership of 86 runs for the fourth wicket. Karnali had a very poor start.
Opener Sarita Bista was run out for 1 run while another opener Sobita Shahi was out for naught. After Shikha Duwadi also returned for 5 runs, Tirsana and Uma took care of Karnali, who were in trouble. For Madhesh, openers Sana Prabin and Alisha Yadav batted aggressively and laid the foundation for the victory. Sana scored an unbeaten 44 runs in 21 balls with 9 fours, while Alisha added 47 runs in 33 balls with the help of 8 fours and 1 six. Both shared a 90-run partnership for the first wicket. Alisha was dismissed lbw by Samiksha BC in the eighth over.
Sudurpaschim's third consecutive win
Sudurpaschim defeated Lumbini Pradesh by 8 wickets in the other match held at the ground in Birendranagar. Lumbini, who batted first after winning the toss, scored 141 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. For them, opener Anji Pathak played a brilliant innings of 76 runs while Aashna Chaudhary contributed 24 runs. Other batsmen could not score double figures.
Chasing a target of 142 runs, Sudurpaschim's openers laid the foundation for the victory. Savitri Dhami and Karuna Bista shared a partnership of 132 runs for the first wicket. Player of the Match Savitri Dhami scored an unbeaten 76 runs in 45 balls with 11 fours and 1 six. Karuna Bista contributed 45 runs in 40 balls with 4 fours. Sudurpaschim achieved the target in 17.3 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.
Sudurpaschim, who had earlier defeated Koshi by 89 runs and Bagmati in the competition, has strengthened its grip on the top of the points table by adding 6 points with its third consecutive win. Madhes has added 4 points with its second consecutive win, while Karnali is under pressure after its second consecutive defeat.
