Janakpur Bolts produced a disciplined bowling performance to restrict Karnali Yaks to 132-9 in the second match of the Nepal Premier League on Tuesday.
After winning the toss, Janakpur captain Harmeet Singh elected to bowl, and Karnali struggled to build momentum throughout their innings at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.
Opener Mark Watt fell for one run, but his opening partner Ariful Islam top-scored with 43 off 29 balls, hitting four sixes.
Pawan Sarraf added 37 off 37 balls, including three sixes, but received little support from the other batters. Deepak Dumre scored 13, Gulshan Jha 12 and Nandan Yadav 10. Hussain Talat, Akbar Ali and captain Sompal Kami managed three, one and one run respectively.
Harmeet, playing for Janakpur for the first time, led the bowling attack with three wickets for 22 runs in four overs. Moeen Ali and Rahul Yadav claimed two wickets each, while Lalit Rajbanshi took one.
Binod Pandey is a sports reporter for the Kantipur Publications.
