EPL 2021 : Winning start for Kathmandu Kings XI
Kathmandu Kings XI made a winning start in the Everest Premier League (EPL) T20. Batting after losing the toss, Lalitpur scored 157 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
Lalitpur had a very bad start. In the first over, his two openers Kushal Bhurtel did not open the account and Sandun Virakkodi scored 2 runs and was caught out by Jitendra Mukhiya. Bhurtel was out on the first ball. In the second over, Oshada Fernando scored 4 runs and became LBW from Gulshan Jha. Kathmandu met the target of 158 runs set by Lalitpur by losing 3 wickets in 14.2 overs.
For Kathmandu, Zimbabwe’s left-arm batsman Ryan Burl batted aggressively and scored an unbeaten 73 runs in which he hit three fours and seven sixes in 34 balls. Similarly, Afghan batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 59 runs in which he hit 4 fours and 4 sixes in 36 balls. Raju Rijal scored an unbeaten 19 runs. Shahid Afridi’s presence was highlight of the match.
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