Kathmandu. In the ongoing Nepal Premier League (NPL), Sudurpaschim Royals defeated Karnali Yaks by 39 runs. In the match held at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, Karnali could only score 137 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.

For Karnali, David Miller batted brilliantly and scored an unbeaten 93 runs, but the team could not win. He played an aggressive innings while scoring the highest individual score of the tournament.

Karnali’s start was very bad. Karnali, who lost Ariful Islam for zero runs in the second ball of the first over, lost both the openers in 3.2 overs. Mark Watt could only score four runs in nine balls.

After that, Miller, who came to bat, continued to score runs from one side but he could not be supported by other batters. Deepak Dumre scored 18 runs, Pawan Sarraf scored 5 runs and Hussain Talat scored only 1 run.

Karnali, who scored 35 runs for the loss of three wickets in the powerplay, scored only 50 runs for the loss of five wickets at the end of 10 overs. At that time, the team needed a very difficult run-rate to win.

Captain Sompal Kami also could not make a significant contribution. He came to bat at number seven, he was dismissed for eight runs in 17 balls. He was returned to the pavilion by Avinash Bohara.

Scott Kuggeleijn took two wickets for Far-West. Dipendra Singh Airee, Anil Kharel, Hemant Dhami, Avinash Bohara and Tharindu Ratnayake took one wicket each.