KATHMANDU: Karnali Yaks defeated Janakpur Bolts by 19 runs in the third match of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) on Saturday.

In the second match held on Tuesday, Karnali Yaks defeated Janakpur Bolts by 19 runs. Chasing Karnali’s target of 133 runs, Janakpur scored 113 runs in 19.3 overs losing all wickets.

Abhishek Tiwary scored 20 runs for Janakpur, while captain Harmeet Singh and Moeen Ali scored 1919 runs. Jimmy Neesham scored 15 runs and Mayan Yadav scored 14 runs.

For Karnali, Unis Thakuri and Hussain Talat took 3 wickets each, Nandan Yadav took 2 wickets and Sompal Kami took 1 wicket.

Batting first after losing the toss, Karnali Yaks scored 132 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Ariful Islam scored 43 runs, Pawan Sarraf scored 37 runs, Deepak Dhami scored 13 runs and Gulshan Jha scored 12 runs.

For Janakpur Bolts, Harmeet Singh took 3 wickets, Moeen Ali and Rahul Yadav took 2 wickets each and Lalit Rajbanshi took 1 wicket.