KATHMANDU: Janakpur Bolts defeated Pokhara Avengers by 9 runs in the ongoing Nepal Premier League (NPL) on Sunday.

Janakpur had set a target of 148 runs. Pokhara scored 138 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.

Captain Kushal Bhurtel scored 35 runs, Bipin Acharya 20 runs, Bipin Khatri 17 runs and Kiran Thagunna 15 runs.

For Janakpur, Moeen Ali took 3 wickets, Harmeet Singh and Saif Hasan took 2 wickets each.

Batting first after losing the toss, Janakpur scored 147 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Trit Raj Das scored 61 runs for Janakpur, while Abhishek Tiwari scored 24 not out.

Moeen Ali scored 21 and Jimmy Neesham scored 11 runs. Shakib Al Hasan took 3 wickets and Chamika Karunaratne took 2 wickets. Mohammad Saifuddin and Mehidy Hasan took one wicket each.