Iskinazi’s Half-Century Saw Kathmandu Beat Pokhara Kathmandu Gurkhas, inspired by Stephen Eskinazi’s half century, defeated Pokhara Avengers by 6 wickets in the Nepal Premier League (NPL).
After Eskinazi scored 60 runs, Kathmandu completed the target of 139 runs by losing 4 wickets in 14.1 overs by scoring 142 runs.
After winning the third time in 6 games, Kathmandu has also maintained the possibility of reaching the playoffs. With 6 points from 6 games, Kathmandu has climbed to fourth place.
In bowling, Bipin Khatri from Pokhara took 3 wickets by spending 19 runs in 3 overs. Michael Lisk took 1 wicket.
For Pokhara, Ramon Reifer scored the highest 41 runs while remaining unbeaten. He played 30 balls and hit 1 four and 3 sixes.
Similarly, opener Dinesh Kharel scored 38 runs with the help of 6 fours and 1 six in 25 balls. He scored 18 runs, including four consecutive fours in one over of Rashid Khan. But he got out on the last ball of that over.
Similarly, Dilip Nath scored 27 runs in 24 balls with the help of 2 sixes.
Gerard Ersamus and Michael Levite bowled economically and took 1 wicket each. Erasmus spent 14 runs in 4 overs, and Levitt spent 13 runs in 3 overs.
