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SS Events out of tournament despite 303 runs win

Kathmandu- SS Events got thrashed out of the Kathmandu Cricket League 2015 despite recording a 303 runs win over G-Force Cricket club in a match played at Tundikhel Ground on Sunday.

In Group C clash, SS Event’s run rate of 6.06 fell behind Dhangadhi United’s run rate of 9.14 which means Dhangadhi United qualified for the semi-finals. Dhangadhi had beaten the same team by eight wickets with 221 balls to spare after the clash between Dhangahdi and SS Events got washed out due to rain.

Sunam Gautam’s 179 runs off just 83 balls and Sonu Tamang’s 135 not out off 71 balls helped SS put 446 runs on the board before being all out in 42.5 overs, which is now the biggest total in the tournament. In reply, G-Force got all out for 143 runs, losing the match by 303 runs. Birendra Lama picked 3 wickets for G-Force.

Sonam hit 23 fours and seven sixes in his innings while Sonu blasted 9 fours and same number of sixes. Suman Uday grabbed 3 wickets while Nabin Pradhan and Bijay Gautam got 2 wickets each.

In another important match tomorrow, Srijananagar Cricket Club plays Baluwatar Cricket Club, which will be a virtual quarter-final as whoever wins the match qualifies for the semi-final.

Points Table
Points Table of 1st Kathmandu Cricket League 2071