Dhangadhi- Sudur Paschimanchal Academy (Dhangadhi) VS Jagannath H.S.S (Baitadi)
Subash Khakurel’s 68* runs off 49 balls guided host Sudur Paschimanchal Academy (SPA) to a 46 runs win over Jagannath HSS in Hotel Devotee SPA Cup 2015.
In a match reduced to 16 overs, SPA won the toss and decided to bat first. Riding on Subash Khakurel’s 68 not out, Subendu Pandey’s 30 and Sharad Veswakar’s 25 runs SPA posted a mammoth 152/4 in 16 overs. Prashant Marku,Kishor Wagela, Kamal Airee and Basanta khatri picked one wicket each for Jagannath.
Jagannath were never in the chase against a strong bowling attack of SPA. However, it wasn’t regular bowlers who picked wickets for SPA. It was Sharad Veswakar who picked 4 wickets with his medium pace. Dipendra Chand top scored for Jagannath with 29 runs.
Pentagon International College (Kathmandu) VS Sunrise Higher Secondary School (Kanchanpur)
In the first quarter-finals, some awesome batting from Rajesh Pulami and Binod Bhandari gifted Pentagon a 16 runs win over Sunrise HSS.
Batting first, Pentagon piled huge runs on the board thanks largely to Rajesh Pulami’s 68 off just 28 balls and Binod Bhandari’s 56 off 37 balls. Both these batsman clubbered bowlers all over the ground hitting fours and sixes.
Chasing a target of 194 runs, Amit Shrestha nearly turned the game alone scoring fine 85* from 61 balls. Had he been supported well, the results would have been different. Only Hasim Anasri 21 off 13 balls and Bhim Sarki 19 off 10 balls gave him some support and at the end managing 177/5 in 20 overs.
