Janakpur defeat Kathmandu by five wickets

Janakpur Bolts defeated Kathmandu Gurkhas by five wickets in the Siddhartha Bank Nepal Premier League (NPL) T20 cricket tournament on Thursday.

In the second match of the day held at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, Janakpur achieved the target of 102 runs set by Kathmandu in 15.5 overs at the loss of five wickets.

James Neesham top-scored with 27 runs for Janakpur while Harsh Thakar contributed 25 and Lahiru Milantha scored 16.

For the bowling side, captain Karan KC took two wickets while Gerhard Erasmus, Dipesh Kandel and Shahab Alam claimed one wicket each.

Earlier, electing to bat first after winning the toss, Kathmandu were all out for 101 runs in 19.3 overs. Gerhard Erasmus was the top scorer with 20 runs for Kathmandu. Captain KC (19) and Stephen Eskinazi (17) were the remaining two who could score in double figures.

For Janakpur, Lalit Rajbanshi and Sher Malla took three wickets each. Similarly, Mohammad Mohsin took two wickets, Arniko Yadav and Kishor Mahato took one wicket each.