Sudurpaschim clinches U-19 cricket title in close match against Lumbini

Dhangadhi: Sudurpaschim Province has claimed victory in the Naresh Shrestha Memorial U-19 ODI cricket tournament, defeating Lumbini Province by a margin of 8 runs. This marks a repeat title for Sudurpaschim, who also defeated Lumbini in last season's final.

Chasing a target of 128 runs, Lumbini fell short, being bowled out for 119 in 43.1 overs. Key contributions for Lumbini came from captain Akash Tripathi with 22 runs, Shiv Kunwar with 20, Vijay Kohr with 19, Sameer Ali Muslim with 18, and Santosh Yadav with 12. Sudurpaschim's captain, Hemant Dhami, delivered a strong performance, taking 4 wickets, while Sachin Bhatt and Naren Raud claimed two wickets each, and Ashok Dhami added one.

Batting first, Sudurpaschim's Abhishek Thapa scored 29 runs, followed by Naren Bhatt with 27, Naren Saud with 15, Rajesh Air with 14, Deepak Rokaye with 11, Ashok Dhami with 8, and Hemant Dhami with 6. For Lumbini, Santosh Yadav took an impressive 5 wickets, Ramesh Kurmi took 3, and Shiv Kunwar took 1.