Shikhar Dhawan scored a 41-ball 45 as Karnali Yaks defeated Chitwan Rhinos by six wickets to claim their first win of the inaugural Nepal Premier League on Friday, December 6. (More Cricket News)
Ravi Bopara's 59 helped Rhinos post 130/7 as Sompal Kami's side gave very few runs away in the middle overs. Bipin Sharma was the star of the show with 3/21.
In reply, Dhawan scored 45 runs and was given good company by wicketkeeper-batter Chadwick Walton as Rhinos claimed an all-important win.
Earlier, Karnali skipper Sompal Kami had won the toss and elected to bowl first in their NPL 2024 fixture against Chitwan Rhinos on Friday, December 6 that is being played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur
Karnali Yaks Vs Chitwan Rhinos Playing XIs
Karnali Yaks Vs Chitwan Rhinos Squad Information
Chitwan Rhinos (CWR) Squad: Ravi Bopara, Sohail Tanvir, Sharad Vesawkar, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Dipesh Shrestha, Kushal Malla, Amar Routela, Gautam KC, Bipin Rawal, Luc Benkenstein, Rijan Dhakal, Santosh Karki, Hassan Eisakhil, Deepak Bohara, Ranjit Kumar, Nar Sarki, Manish Pun and Salahuddin Khan.
Karnali Yaks (KNY) Squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Paul Stirling, Chadwick Walton, William Bosisto, Babar Hayat, Hussain Talat, Sompal Kami, Bhuvan Karki, Zeeshan Maqsood, Rit Gautam, Nandan Yadav, Dipendra Rawat, Dev Khanal, Deepak Dumre, Unish Singh, Gulshan Jha, Mousom Dhakal, Arjun Gharti and Bipin Sharma.
