U-19 Women's National Cricket: Madhesh in the final, Bagmati defeats Karnali

Madhesh Province defeated Lumbini Province by 24 runs to continue their undefeated streak.

Jestha 29, 2083

Jyoti Katuwal

U-19 Women's National Cricket: Madhesh in the final, Bagmati defeats Karnali

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Madhesh Pradesh has entered the finals one match early in the ongoing U-19 Women's National Cricket Tournament in Birendranagar. Bagmati has registered another win by defeating Karnali. 

Koshi has registered a thrilling victory over Gandaki in the matches held on Friday. Madhesh Pradesh defeated Lumbini Pradesh by 24 runs to maintain its unbeaten run. Batting first after winning the toss, Madhesh made a strong total of 161 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. In reply, Lumbini was restricted to 137 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs.

Pratima Sah and Sana Praveen played excellent half-century innings for Madhesh. Pratima scored an unbeaten 68 runs in 47 balls with 3 fours and 5 sixes, while Praveen contributed 62 runs in 57 balls with 10 fours. Lumbini's Ashna Chaudhary and Ayusha Bhusal took 1 wicket each. For Lumbini, Supriya Budha Magar scored an unbeaten 44 runs and captain Anji Pathak scored 32 runs, but it was not enough to win. The bowlers of Madhesh performed well and managed to turn the game in their favor. 

In the next match, Koshi Pradesh registered a thrilling victory over Gandaki. Gandaki failed to meet the modest target of 88 runs. Purniya Rajbanshi scored the highest score of 27 runs for Koshi, while captain Tika Shah contributed 15 runs. 

For Gandaki, captain Kusum Godar scored an unbeaten 42 runs and Chandramaya Baral scored 17 runs. The other batters were dismissed cheaply. Koshi's Ranjana Saud proved to be a lethal player and became the player of the match. She took 2 wickets and destroyed Gandaki's batting. 

Similarly, Bagmati defeated Karnali by 5 wickets at Kalungchowk ground. Batting first, Bagmati scored a total of 130 runs. Laxmimaya Rumba Lama contributed 47 runs and Pratha Shrestha contributed 30 runs. Chasing a target of 131 runs, Karnali could not withstand the deadly bowling of Bagmati's Krishma Gurung.

Karnali captain Tirsana Bishwakarma played a struggling innings of 43 runs but could not lead the team to victory. Krishma Gurung ensured Bagmati's victory by taking 5 wickets and also scored 15 runs unbeaten to win the player of the match title.

Jyoti

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