Rahul Yadav's four wickets and Moeen Ali's 58 give Janakpur an eight-wicket win over Kathmandu

Janakpur Bolts beat Kathmandu Gorkhas by eight wickets on Thursday at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. It was Match 5 of NPL Season 3, Kathmandu's first game and Janakpur's first win, after they lost to Karnali Yaks on Tuesday.

Kathmandu all out for 115

Kathmandu won the toss and chose to bat. Rahul Yadav, Janakpur's 17-year-old, took both openers, Sam Heazlett for 1 and Smit Patel for 13, and later got captain Karan KC (8 off 18 balls) and Mohammad Aadil Alam first ball. He finished with four for 31 from his four overs.

Bhim Sarki top-scored with 33 off 29 balls, with four fours, and Rashid Khan made 17 off 14. Kathmandu were 99 for 6, then lost three wickets without adding a run, and they were all out for 115 in 19.3 overs. Saif Hassan took two for 11 from four overs, and Moeen Ali, captain Harmeet Singh and Lalit Rajbanshi one each.

Moeen and Hassan finish it

Janakpur lost Trit Raj Das for 5 and Mayan Yadav, run out for 9, to be 37 for 2. Then Moeen Ali and Saif Hassan put on an unbroken 79. Hassan survived a caught-behind decision when it was overturned for a no-ball.

Moeen finished on 58 not out off 51 balls, with three fours and three sixes, and Hassan on 40 not out off 39. Janakpur won with 116 for 2 in 17.2 overs, and Rahul Yadav was player of the match.

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