Rijan Dhakal's four for 24 hands Pokhara a fourth straight defeat

Chitwan Rhinos beat Pokhara Avengers by 30 runs on Friday in the second game of the day at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. It was Match 17 of NPL Season 3. Chitwan have two wins, a loss and a washout from four games and went up to third. Pokhara have lost all four.

Raza's sixes

Pokhara won the toss and chose to field. Arjun Saud (31 off 27) and Dawid Malan (28 off 28) put on 60 for the first wicket. Then Chitwan lost three wickets for three runs, and were 63 for 3 in the 11th over.

Ravi Bopara made 35 off 28. Sikandar Raza hit four sixes in his 37 off 16 balls, and Chitwan finished on 151 for 6.

Bipin Khatri took two for 22, Kushal Bhurtel two for 26 and Chamika Karunaratne two for 34.

Pokhara fold

Bhurtel went in the first over, caught off Kamal Singh Airee for 4. Yuvraaj Samra made 19 off 14, and Arjun Kumal held the chase together with 45 off 44.

Kumal was out in the 18th over with the score on 117, and Pokhara lost their last four wickets for four runs and were all out for 121 in 19 overs.

Rijan Dhakal took four for 24. Airee took three for 7 from his two overs, and Kushal Malla went for 12 in four.

Rijan Dhakal was player of the match.

The scorecard and the points table are on the match page.