Miller's 93 not out isn't enough as Sudurpaschim beat Karnali by 39 runs

Sudurpaschim Royals beat Karnali Yaks by 39 runs on Friday in the first game of the day at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. It was Match 16 of NPL Season 3. Sudurpaschim have won three of their five games and went up to second. Karnali have won two of four.

Sudurpaschim's 176

Karnali won the toss and chose to field. Saif Zaib (35 off 24) and Binod Bhandari (27 off 22) put on 68 for the first wicket before Bhandari was run out in the eighth over.

Brandon McMullen made 24 off 16 and Ishan Pandey 23 off 13 with three sixes. Tharindu Ratnayake (22 not out off 12) and Scott Kuggeleijn (13 not out off 6) added 15 at the end, and Sudurpaschim finished on 176 for 6.

Mark Watt took two for 27 in his four overs.

Miller on his own

Karnali lost Ariful Islam to the second ball of the chase, and were 49 for 5 by the 10th over.

David Miller, who landed in Kathmandu on 4 November, made 93 not out off 55 balls with five fours and seven sixes. Deepak Dumre's 18 was the next best. Karnali finished on 137 for 7.

Kuggeleijn took two for 39. Dipendra Singh Airee went for 16 in his four overs and took a wicket.

Miller was player of the match.

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