NPL: Rohit’s all-round performance gave Lumbini the first win
Captain Rohit Kumar Paudel’s all-round performance gave the Lumbini Lions their first win. The Lumbin Lions defeated the Chitwan Rhinos by 33 runs.
Chasing the target of 167 runs given by Lumbini, Chitwan managed to score only 134 runs after losing eight wickets in 20 overs. Luke Benkenstein scored the highest 31 runs for Chitwan. He hit three fours and a six off 29 balls. Similarly, captain Kushal Malla was dismissed for 20 runs. Rabi Bopra scored 12 runs while Santosh Karki scored 10 runs.
On the bowling side, Rohit took all four wickets for Lumbini at the cost of 17 runs in four overs. Ramon Simons took two wickets and Abishesh Gautam and Saad Bin Zafar took one wicket each.
Lumbini, who lost the toss and was invited to bat first, scored 167 runs after losing 6 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. Rohit scored an 80-run half-century for Lumbini. He hit 6 fours and 5 sixes in 57 balls.
Similarly, Saad Bean played a fifty-run innings of 52 runs. Before that Arjun Saud was out for 15 runs while Tom Morris scored 10. On the other hand, for Chitwan, Rijan Dhakal took three wickets, and Kushal Malla and Ranjit Kumar took one wicket each.
With this win, Lumbini has collected the first two points from five games. On the other hand, the defeated Chitwan has lost the opportunity to climb to the top spot. He has 6 points from 5 games, 3 wins, and 2 losses.
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