KATHMANDU: Kathmandu Gurkhas have set a target of 102 runs for victory against Janakpur Bolts in today's second match of the Nepal Premier League (NPL).
Kathmandu, who won the toss and decided to bat first at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, scored 101 runs in 19.3 overs after losing all their wickets.
Gerhard Erasmus scored the highest 20 runs for Kathmandu. He also hit two fours in the process. Except for captain Karan KC (19) and Stephen Eskinazi (17), no other player could score double figures.
For Kathmandu, Shahab Alam and Michael Levitt scored eight each, Rashid Khan scored one, Prateek Shrestha scored six, Bhim Sarki scored four and Dane Douthwaite scored one run. Kathmandu got an extra 11 runs in this match.
For Janakpur, Lalit Rajbanshi and Sher Malla took the most wickets, three each. Similarly, Mohammad Mohsin took two wickets, Arniko Yadav and Kishor Mahato took one wicket each. Janakpur Bolts are now batting in reply.
