Samra's 102 off 48 gives Pokhara their first win of the season

Pokhara Avengers beat Karnali Yaks by 63 runs on Monday in the first game of the day at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. It was Match 19 of NPL Season 3. Pokhara had lost their first four games. Karnali have now lost three in a row, and have two wins from five.

Samra's hundred

Pokhara won the toss and chose to bat. Mahedi Hasan went for 5 with the score on 27. Then Yuvraaj Samra, the Canadian opener, and Kushal Bhurtel put on 136 for the second wicket off 68 balls.

Samra made 102 off 48 balls, with 10 fours and six sixes, before Mark Watt had him caught. The Kathmandu Post says it's the first hundred of the season and the fourth in NPL history. Bhurtel hit seven sixes in his 62 off 39.

Chamika Karunaratne finished it with 35 not out off 11, and Pokhara made 217 for 3. It's the first total over 200 this season, the Post says.

Sompal Kami took two for 24 in his four overs.

Karnali all out for 154

Ariful Islam made 24 off 13 and Deepak Dumre 22 off 7, but Karnali were 72 for 6 in the ninth over. David Miller made 7.

Pawan Sarraf top-scored with 32 off 31. Kami made 21 before he was given out for obstructing the field: he hit the ball a second time as he swung, and the third umpire ruled him out. Karnali were all out for 154 in 18.3 overs.

Mahedi Hasan took three for 24. Dhananjaya Lakshan, Bhurtel and Bipin Khatri took two each.

Samra was player of the match.

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