Nepal lost to Baroda in the last match of the SMS Friendship Cup held in India. Chasing the target of 157 runs given by Baroda, Nepal lost the match by 37 runs after scoring only 119 runs in 18.4 overs. This is Baroda’s first win in this tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was certain changes in the team today. Dipendra Singh Airee captained the team in place of Rohit Poudel. Along with Rohit, Sompal Kami, Abinash Bohora and Aasif Sheikh were rested today while Lalit Rajbanshi, Karan KC, Dipendra Singh Airee, Akash Chand were in the playing XI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sandeep Jora scored the highest 56 runs for Nepal. He played 43 balls and hit 3 fours and 4 sixes. Bibek Kumar Yadav was out for 17 and Kushal Bhurtel was out for 16 runs, but the other batsmen of Nepal could not score runs in double figures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dhruv Patel of Baroda took the maximum 4 wickets. Target Toxia took 3 wickets and Jai Avale took 2 wickets while Hemant Punde got 1 wicket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baroda, who won the toss and batted first, scored 156 runs losing 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Ashwat Rawat scored the highest 31 runs for Baroda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dhruv Patel 29, Amit Pasi 26, Mohit Mongia 22 and Abhimanyu Singh Rajput were dismissed for 11 runs while Hemant Punde remained unbeaten for 6 runs. Karan KC and Gulshan Kumar Jha took 2 wickets each, Pratis GC, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi and Akash Chand got 1 wicket each for Nepal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the defeat in this match, Nepal has already reached the final of the Friendship Cup, while Baroda has been eliminated from the competition. Now Nepal and Gujarat are playing in the final on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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