Bhairahawa and Birgunj at top of the point table

Skipper Binod Das return with 3-0-6-6 figure help Birgunj to dominate Baitadi by 3 wickets at the Pepsi Twenty20 National League Cricket Tournament in Pulchowk Engineering College grounds, Lalitpur. Batting first, Baitadi scored 106-8 and Birgunj surpasses the target 6.1 over to spare.
Binod Bhandari and Pradeep Ayree both scored 29 runs each. Naresh Budhayer contributed 14 runs. Except Binod Das (6 wickets), Raj Mohammad and Rahul Pratap Singh took one wicket each. For Birgunj, Dipendra Shah scored highest 33 runs. Anil Mandal and Yasin Hawari scored 26 and 14 runs repectively. Pradeep Ayree and Binod Chhetri grab 2 wickets each. Bhuwan Karki and Sher Singh Khatri shared one wicket apiece.

In another following match of the tournament, Bhairahawa toppled the Nepalgunj by 25 runs. Batting first, Bhairahawa scored respectable 112 runs loss of 8 wickets. Shakti Gauchan and Rahul Kumar BK both scored 18 runs each. Skipper Antim Thapa scored 11 runs for his team with 2 hits to the fence. Sandeep Shrestha of Nepalgunj was the peak of Nepalgunj bowler with 4 wickets conceding just 8 runs in his four over spell. Mahesh Chhetri, Sunil Sunar, Navin Shahi and Nasir Ansari took 1 wicket each. In reply, Nepalgunj team collapse in mere 87 runs in 19.5 runs. Rupesh Sharma top scored 23 runs in 23 balls with 4 four. Mahesh Chhetri, Navin Shahi and Sandeep Shrestha scored 17, 15 and 11 runs respectively. Rahul Kumar BK and Krishna Karki took 2 wickets each. Amrit Bhattarai, Dipesh Khatri, Shakti Gauchan and Antim Thapa shared 1 wicket each.