APF, Army in National T20 showdown today
By Unknown - Sunday, October 20, 2013
KATHMANDU, OCT 04 -
A blistering half century from Sharad Vesawkar powered Armed Police Force ( APF ) to an 83-run victory over Kathmandu on Thursday to set up a showdown with Tribhuvan Army Club in the Pepsi Standard Chartered T20 National Cricket tournament.
The Army marched into the final ahead of Birgunj on better run rate after their semi-final match was abandoned due to rain. The final will take place on Friday.
After being put into bat at the Tribhuvan University Ground, the APFput on a challenging total of 143 runs for the loss of four wickets from stipulated 13 overs after their innings was reduced by seven overs due to rain. Vesawkar topscored with 53 runs from just 21 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes, while Paras Khadka scored 35 off 22 balls. Som Pal Thapa scalped two wickets, giving away 24 runs in his three overs for Kathmandu.
In reply, Kathmandu struggled to keep up the pace with the APF and were restricted to 60 runs for four wickets in their 13 overs. Sujan Maharjan, Suraj KC and Bivatsu Thapa, who scored 11, 16 and 14 respectively, were the only batsmen to reach double figures for Kathmandu. Yagya Man Kumal, Bhuwan Karki and Shakti Gauchan bagged a wicket each to help the APF defend their total.
Earlier, the match between the Army and Birgunj was washed out by rain without a ball being bowled. And the Army, who came into the last four as Group A leaders with eight points, were adjudged winners of the match on superior net run rate, +1.604 against -0.185 of Birgunj.
Posted on: 2013-10-04 08:46 Follow our blog on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook. Stay updated via RSS
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