NPL-2: Basir Ahamad’s heroic innings led Biratnagar Kings to victory
Biratnagar Kings have defeated Karnali Yaks in the Nepal Premier League (NPL). In an exciting match, Biratnagar defeated Karnali by 3 wickets. Bashir Ahamad played a brilliant innings of 62 not out in Biratnagar’s victory.
Similarly, Narayan Joshi scored 25, Sahil Patel 19 and Sam Heazlett scored 16 runs. Similarly, Karnali’s Sompal Kami and Gulshan Jha took 2 wickets each, while Pawan Saraf, Nandan Yadav, and William Bosisto took one wicket each.
Earlier, Karnali Yaks, who had won the toss and elected to bat first, scored 160 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs. For Karnali, Priyank Panchal top-scored with 63 runs, while William Bosisto scored an unbeaten 48, Gulshan Jha scored 20, and Najibullah Zadran scored 12 runs.
Biratnagar bowlers Merchant de Lange and Sandeep Lamichhane took one wicket each. After this win, Biratnagar has 8 points from 5 matches, while Karnali has suffered its third defeat in 4 matches.