Lumbini Province beat Armed Police Force Club in a Super Over thriller in Match 23 of the PM Cup at Narayani Cricket Ground, Birgunj.
APF chose to bat first, but Lumbini kept them under pressure from the start. Avishek Gautam top-scored with 28, while Dipak Bohara made 20 and Sundeep Jora added 17. No other batter made a strong impact.
Ajay Chauhan led the attack with 4 for 14 in nine overs. Santosh Yadav took 3 for 26, and Nirmal Gurung claimed 2 for 25. Lumbini bowled APF out for 124 in 39.4 overs.
Lumbini also found the chase difficult. Captain Dev Khanal scored 45 off 64 balls, and Aakash Tripathi made 32. Still, APF kept taking wickets and never let the chase settle.
Rohit Paudel picked up 3 for 28. Avishek Gautam, Bhuvan Karki and Yuvraj Khatri took two wickets each. Lumbini also finished on 124, this time in 34 overs, to force a Super Over.
Lumbini then took control of the tie-break. They scored 14 for 1 in their Super Over against Avishek. Santosh hit 8 not out off three balls, and Dev stayed unbeaten on 1.
APF replied with only 6 for 1. Santosh bowled the over, dismissed Lokesh Bam, and shut down the chase. He also earned the Player of the Match award for his all-round display.
