May 14- In the inaugural match of the Ncell NPL, the Vishal Warriors have been heavily beaten by the Sagarmatha Legends by a margin of 107 runs.The match was played at the Phalpa Cricket Ground in Dhangadi.
Vishal Warriors won the toss and invited Sagarmatha Legends to bat first.Anil Mandal was first batsman to depart when he scored individual 10 runs with score reading just 30 runs off 6.2 overs.His fellow opener Sunil Dhamala soon depart for 16 runs.They lost half of their side in 30th over when star all-rounder Mehboob Alam was dismissed for just a single run.Skipper Binod Bhandari was the only batsman who had any answers against the formidible Warriors bowling line-up.His swashbuckling inning ended on 98 runs which came off just 71 balls.His inning consisted of 9 fours and 4 sixes.Legends’s innings ended on 242 runs in 49.3 overs.Ramnaresh Giri was the pick of the Warriors bowler with the figure of 3-49 off 10 overs.He was ably supported by Sushan Bhari who had a very economical figure of 2-25 off 10 overs.
Chasing 243 runs to win, Vishal Warriors made a poor start as they lost their opener Prakash KC for a naught in 5th over with the team score at 15.The Warriors were never in the the game as their batsmen departed at regular intervals.Opener Raju Rijal was the top scorer for the warriors with 37 runs while Manjeet Shrestha contributed 34 runs to the total.Chandra Sawad, Mehboob Alam and Nischal Panday shared two wickets each.Binod Bhandari of Sagarmatha Legends was declared Player of the Match.
According to tomorrow’s itinerary, Jagadamba Giants will take on Sagarmatha Legends in Phapla Cricket ground, Dhangadi whereas Vishal Warriors will compete against Colors X factors in Kanchanpur Covered hall in Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur.
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