Nepal Police Wins PM Cup Cricket Title

Mar 29, Kathmandu- Chasing a target of 155 runs to win, Police achieved it in 25.2 overs for the loss of four wickets. Opener Kushal Bhurtel scored 61 runs for them. He hit seven fours and three sixes in a total of 70 balls. Similarly, Amit Shrestha scored 39 and Dilipnath scored 31 runs unbeaten.

Sahab Alam took three wickets and Naren Saud took one wicket for the Army. Earlier, the Army, which was invited to bat after losing the toss at the Siddhartha Cricket Stadium in Bhairahawa, had lost all its wickets and scored 154 runs in 43 overs. Captain Binod Bhandari and Wasir Ahmed had a partnership of more than 75 runs for the Army, which lost 5 wickets for 25 runs. For them, Bashir Ahmed scored 86 runs in 104 balls with the help of nine fours and a six, while captain Binod Bhandari contributed 29 runs. Apart from that, Vivek Yadav scored 11 runs, while no other batsman could even reach double figures.

Nepal Police's Karan KC took three wickets for 30 runs in 7 overs, including one maiden, while Sagar Dhakal took three wickets for 29 runs in 8 overs, while captain Dipendra Singh Airi took two wickets and Lalit Rajbanshi and Gulshan Jha took one wicket each.

46 matches were played this time under the Prime Minister's Cup Men's National Cricket Tournament. All these matches were organized for the first time at the Siddhartha Cricket Stadium in Rupandehi outside Kathmandu, the Extratech Oval Cricket Stadium in Tilottama, and the Deukhuri International Stadium in Lamhima, Dang. 10 teams, including teams from all 7 provinces and the Nepal Army, Nepal Police, and the Armed Police Force, participated in the tournament.