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Biratnagar beat Sudurpaschim by 35 runs in five-over NPL match
Rain reduced the match in Kirtipur to five overs a side. Biratnagar made 105 for two and secured their first win of the tournament.
A first win in a shortened match
Biratnagar Kings earned their first Nepal Premier League win on Saturday, October 31, beating Sudurpaschim Royals by 35 runs in a rain-shortened match at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.
How Biratnagar set the target
With each innings reduced to five overs, Sudurpaschim chose to bowl. Biratnagar made 105 for two, with Shehan Jayasuriya scoring 39 and Andre Russell finishing unbeaten on 29. Sudurpaschim needed 106 to win.
Russell's first-ball wicket
Russell followed up with the ball, bowling Sherfane Rutherford for a duck with the first delivery of the chase. Captain Dipendra Singh Airee was dismissed for one, while Saif Zaib made 17.
The chase and bowling figures
Scott Kuggeleijn and Aarif Sheikh remained unbeaten on 28 and 17 respectively, but Sudurpaschim finished on only 70 for three in their five overs. Russell took one wicket for eight runs in his two overs.
First win in the third game
The victory came in Biratnagar's third match, after they had lost their first two games of the tournament.
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