Pokhara Avengers Fall to Janakpur Bolts in Eighth Match of Nepal Premier League

In the eighth game of the Nepal Premier League, Janakpur Bolts cruised past Pokhara Avengers in dominant fashion at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground.

Batting first, Pokhara scored a competitive score of 158/6 in 20 overs. The openers Safitri Jogaghai and Ravi Bhandari contributed 45 and 38 runs and was off to a reasonable start. Santosh Nepal made 22 and Rinku Singh made a quick 18, but Pokhara Avengers had issues scoring in their last few overs and did not take full advantage of a solid top order score.

Janakpur came out with intent to chase down Pokhara's target and built on the innings from two solid batsmen, Anil Sah who scored 58 off 43 balls and Aasif Sheikh who scored 48 off 29 runs. Janakpur Bolts finished their inning at 160/4 in only 18.2 overs.

Final Score:

Pokhara Avengers: 158/6 (20 overs)

Janakpur Bolts: 160/4 (18.2 overs)

Player of the Match: Anil Sah (Janakpur Bolts) — for his stability with the bat and leading his team to victory.