Mar 23, Kathmandu- In the third edition of the Lalitpur Mayor Women's Championship, Sudurpaschim has started victoriously. In the opening match on Thursday, Sudurpaschim started victoriously by defeating the host Lalitpur Mayor 11 by 51 runs.

After winning the toss and batting first at the Kirtipur University Stadium, Sudurpaschim made 137 runs losing 3 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. Khadka scored a half-century for him. Faced with 45 balls, she made 51 with 6 fours.

Opener Ruvi Podar scored 28 runs off 33 balls with 4 fours. Kabita Joshi played an unbeaten inning of 27 runs off 28 balls with 2 fours and 1 six.

Captain and opener Bindu Rawal contributed 18 runs off 14 balls. For Lalitpur, Kritika Marasini took 2 wickets by giving away 24 runs with a maiden in 4 overs. Similarly, Sony Pakharin took one wicket.

Chasing the target of 138 runs given by Sudurpaschim, Lalitpur Mayor 11 could score only 86 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Opener Laxmi Chaudhary scored the maximum 25 runs for him. She hit 2 boundaries off 38 balls.

Another opener Kanchan Shrestha scored 16 runs in 32 balls with 1 boundary. While Helisha Gurung scored 19 runs, the rest of the batsmen could not score runs even in double figures.

Ritu Kanaujia took 2 wickets for Sudurpaschim. Sudurpaschim got five wickets as run-outs.