Janakpur in excellent form, defeats Pokhara to win third consecutive match

Janakpur Bolts are in excellent form in the Nepal Premier League (NPL). Janakpur, who have climbed to the top of the points table with their third consecutive win, defeated Pokhara Avengers by 7 wickets. Pokhara, on the other hand, lost for the second time in a row.

In the first match of the day on Thursday at the Tribhuvan University Ground in Kirtipur, Janakpur achieved the target of 139 runs set by Pokhara in 17.1 overs for the loss of 3 wickets.For Pokhara, all-rounder Jimmy Neesham scored 40 runs not out. He hit 5 sixes in 20 balls. Canadian all-rounder Harsh Thacker scored 13 runs not out.

Although opener and captain Anil Kumar Sah was out for one run, another opening batsman Asif Sheikh scored 33 runs in 34 balls. Lahiru Milantha, who was in excellent form, contributed 45 runs in 32 balls, hitting eight fours before being caught by Sagar Dhakal off Michael Leaks.

After Janakpur won the toss and elected to field, Pokhara, who batted first, scored 138 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Pokhara’s batters could not get going in the second match either.

Dinesh Kharel, who came in to open, managed to score 10 runs. He was caught by Jimmy Nimesh on the last ball of the fifth over, while playing domestic cricket in New Zealand.

Another opener, Andres Gauss, scored 20 runs. Lalit Rajbanshi dismissed American batter Andres after he hit three fours and a six in 16 balls.

Captain Kushal Bhurtel could not play in the second match either. He was stumped for 6 runs. Dilip Nath took Mohammad Mo

Pokhara’s score increased after Marcus Critchley scored 35 runs. He hit three fours and a six in 30 balls.

Raymond Reifer scored 17 runs in 20 balls before being caught by Anil Kumar Sah off Jimmy Neesham in the 19th over.

Scottish all-rounder Michael Leask, who was out in the last over, scored 25 runs in 13 balls. After playing a dot in the first three balls of the last over, he was caught by Kishore Mahato off Asif Sheikh.

Janakpur’s Lalit Rajbanshi took 3 wickets in the bowling. He gave away 31 runs in four overs. Jimmy Neesham gave away 29 runs while taking two wickets.