Nepal lost by 47 runs in first practice match
February 26, 2017 | SportsGuff Team 2.9K Reads
Nepal suffered a 47 runs defeat in the first practice match in Gautam Buddha University Ground in India.
Having won the toss, Rajwada Cricket Club decided to bat first and put up a decent total of 281/7 in their alloted 50 overs.
Sandeep Lamichhane picked up 2 wickets while Sompal and Karan shared 1 wicket each.
In reply, Gyandendra Malla tried his best to take Nepal to victory but he didn't get enough support from other batsmen and Nepal eventually fell 47 runs short of the target. Sagar Pun looked good for his 28 while Binod Bhandari contributed 20 runs for Nepal.
RAJWADA CRICKET CLUB WIN BY 47 RUNS
Rajwada Cricket Club :
281/7 ( 50 Overs )
| Batsman | ` | Runs | Balls |
| Kapil Yadav | b Sompal | 16 | 32 |
| Rajat Chapparwal | lbw Sandeep | 91 | 80 |
| Sachin Malav | retired | 8 | 22 |
| Madhur Kharti | c Gyanendra b Karan | 90 | 115 |
| Farman Ahmed | runout Shakti | 3 | 5 |
| Narendra Tomar | lbw Sandeep | 5 | 6 |
| Mohammad Saffi | runout Binod | 52 | 32 |
| Ashok Singh | not out | 1 | 3 |
| Pilot Singh | runout Binod | 6 | 5 |
Nepal Bowling:
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets |
| Sompal Kami | 9 | 41 | 1 |
| Mehboob Alam | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Karan KC | 6 | 33 | 1 |
| Basant Regmi | 9 | 50 | 0 |
| Sagar Pun | 7 | 44 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 7 | 48 | 2 |
| Shakti Gauchan | 6 | 39 | 0 |
Nepal:
234 All Out ( 47.1 Overs )
| Batsman | Runs | Balls | |
| Gyanendra Malla | lbw Saffi | 104 | 125 |
| Aasif Sheikh | lbw Sunil | 0 | 3 |
| Sagar Pun | lbw Naresh | 28 | 44 |
| Rajesh Pulami | st Narendra b Saffi | 8 | 16 |
| Sharad Veswakar | runout Ashok | 4 | 8 |
| Dipendra Airee | b Arjun | 9 | 11 |
| Binod Bhandari | ct Chapparwal b Madhur | 20 | 22 |
| Mehboob Alam | c Pilot b Saffi | 4 | 10 |
| Sompal Kami | lbw Saffi | 0 | 2 |
| Basant Regmi | notout | 12 | 19 |
| Shakti Gauchan | b Naresh | 14 | 25 |
Rajwada Cricket Club Bowling:
| Bowler | Overs | Runs | Wickets |
| Sunil Soraen | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Ashok Singh | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Naresh Nama | 6.1 | 21 | 2 |
| Farman Ahmed | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Madhur Khatri | 10 | 28 | 1 |
| Mohammad Saffi | 10 | 42 | 4 |
| Pilot Singh | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Arjun Chauhan | 5 | 31 | 1 |
| Sahzad Khan | 2 | 19 | 0 |
