Pokhara registered a 7-wicket win over Lalitpur Metropolitan City on Thursday. Batting after winning the toss, Lalitpur scored 166 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
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Pokhara and Kathmandu Metropolitan City have entered the finals of the PL Singh Memorial T20 Cup cricket. Pokhara has secured its place in the finals of the round-robin league after winning four consecutive matches.
Pokhara defeated Lalitpur Metropolitan City by 7 wickets on Thursday. Batting after winning the toss, Lalitpur scored 166 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Adil Khan hit 2 fours and 8 sixes in his explosive innings of 83 runs in 48 balls. Roshan Bik and Bipin Acharya were out for 32 and 15 runs, while Ashutosh Ghiraiya and Sachin Lekhak were out for 13 and 12 runs. Pokhara's undefeated Poudel took 2 wickets.
Arjun Kumal, who was in excellent form, scored 63 runs in 46 balls, helping Pokhara achieve the target in 17.2 overs. He hit 9 fours and 1 six. Deepak Dumre was adjudged the player of the match. He scored 56 runs off 26 balls, hitting 3 fours and 6 sixes. Lalitpur's Bidhan Khatiwada, Surya Tamang and Ganesh Gautam took 1 wicket each.
In the second match played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Kathmandu defeated Biratnagar Metropolitan City by 3 wickets. Kathmandu secured its fourth win in five matches and set up a final with Pokhara on Saturday.
Biratnagar, who came in to bat after losing the toss, scored 142 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, with Sujan Thapaliya scoring 39 and Deepak Paswan scoring an unbeaten 29 runs. For Kathmandu, Krish Karki, Bishal Phuyal and Sandeep Parajuli took 2-2 wickets and Avinash Basyal and captain Ishan Pandey took 1-1 wickets. Kathmandu achieved the target in 18 overs. Shivam Tiwari scored 55 runs off 35 balls to lead Kathmandu to victory. Reet Gautam scored 25 runs while Nitesh Kumar remained unbeaten on 12 runs. For Biratnagar, Krish Sharma, Pratik Pokharel and Dipesh Kandel took 2-2 wickets.
