Sompal Kami's 62 not out takes Karnali past Biratnagar's 186 with a ball to spare

Karnali Yaks beat Biratnagar Kings by four wickets on Thursday at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, with one ball left. It was Match 6 of NPL Season 3. Karnali have won both their games, and Biratnagar have lost both.

Bam's 87

Karnali captain Sompal Kami won the toss and chose to field. Biratnagar lost Imran Sheikh for 5 in the third over and Charith Asalanka for 3, but Lokesh Bam made 87 off 52 balls, with three fours and nine sixes. Angelo Mathews made 31 off 23, Andre Russell 27 off 15 and Basir Ahamad 13 off 7, and Biratnagar finished on 186 for 7.

Sompal took four for 33 from his four overs, Bam among them, caught and bowled. Mark Watt took one for 23 from four overs and Nandan Yadav one.

From 57 for 5

Mathews then took three for 25 to leave Karnali in trouble. Ariful Islam hit 32 off 12 balls and Deepak Dumre 20 off 11, but Karnali were 57 for 5 in the seventh over. Pawan Sarraf made 36 off 28 before he was out at 123.

Sompal and Gulshan Jha then added an unbroken 64 for the seventh wicket. Sompal finished on 62 not out off 32 balls, with four fours and three sixes, and Gulshan on 28 not out off 21. Karnali made 187 for 6 in 19.5 overs.

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