Kathmandu, Dec 2: Chitwan Rhinos has defeated Kathmandu Gurkhas by five wickets in the second game of the Siddhartha Bank Nepal Premier League (NPL) played here at the TU Cricket Ground today.
Chitwan Rhinos achieved the 112-run victory target in 17.1 overs at the loss of five wickets. Santosh Karki hit the highest 28 runs for Chitwan Rhinos. He hit two fours and one six in 31 balls.
Similarly, Luc Benkenstein made 22 runs, Hassan Eisakhil 12 runs, skipper Kushal Malla 11 runs, Ravi Bopara 11 runs and Sharad Veswakar unbeaten 11 runs.
Towards bowling, Shahab Alam took three wickets while Gerhard Erasmus and Dan Douthwaite took one wicket each for Kathmandu Gurkhas.
Earlier, Kathmandu Gurkhas, who were sent into bat first after losing the toss, had made 111 runs at the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Sumit Maharjan struck highest 29 runs with the help of one four in 41 balls for Kathmandu.
Likewise, Michael Levit made 25 runs including four fours and one six in 16 balls, Dan Douthwaite made unbeaten 19 runs and Shankar Rana hit 16 runs.
Towards bowling, Sohail Tanveer alone took five wickets for Chitwan Rhinos. He conceded 21 runs bowling four overs. Similarly, Rijan Dhakal, Amar Singh Rautela, Kushal Malla and Luc Benkenstein each took one wicket.
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