Kathmandu Gorkhas beat Karnali Yaks by four wickets for first NPL win

Kathmandu Gorkhas defeated Karnali Yaks by four wickets in a Nepal Premier League match on Monday. According to Onlinekhabar, it was Kathmandu's first NPL win, after they lost their opening match to Janakpur. Khabarhub also reported that Rashid Khan scored a half-century and Karan KC batted aggressively.

Onlinekhabar says Karnali lost the toss and batted first at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, scoring 180 for six in their 20 overs. Opener Ariful Islam top-scored with 44, and Hussain Talat added 40 off 30 balls. Pawan Sarraf remained unbeaten on 30 off 23 balls.

Kathmandu reached the target of 181 in 19.4 overs, losing six wickets, Onlinekhabar reports. Australian David Warner made his NPL debut, opening for Kathmandu the day after arriving in Nepal, and scored 16 off 10 balls. Rashid Khan top-scored with 50 off 34 balls, while Karan KC hit 44 off 20 balls. The two added 55 runs in just 26 balls.

When Karan was out in the 18th over, Kathmandu needed 21 off 12 balls, according to Onlinekhabar. Jahandad Khan then hit Pawan Sarraf for two consecutive sixes in the 19th over, leaving four runs needed from the last. He took two runs off the fourth ball of the 20th over to seal the win and finished unbeaten on 22 off 10 balls. Kathmandu now have two points from two matches, while it was Karnali's first defeat after two straight wins, Onlinekhabar says.