Rupandehi clinches Nepal Pro Club Championship title

By A Staff Reporter

Kathmandu, Apr 17 : Rupandehi XI clinched the title of Nepal Pro Club Championship after they registered a seven wickets victory over Malaysia XI held at Siddharthanagar, Bhairahawa on Saturday.

Prajjwol Thapa completed an individual half-ton as host Rupandehi XI chased the target of 141 runs set by visitors Malaysia XI in the 19 overs with the loss of just three wickets in the 20 overs allocated match.

The player of the match and Opener Prajjwol Thapa scored the highest 71 runs off 61 balls that included eight boundaries and two sixes while Sandeep Rajali scored 41 runs off 45 balls that included four boundaries and a single six and opener Dev Khanal contributed 12 runs to kiss the title. He contributed 12 runs off 5 balls that included a single six and a 

boundary.

Muhammad Wafiq, Syed Aziz, and Sharvin Muniandy grabbed one wicket apiece for the victim Malaysian team in the title clash. 

All-rounder Basir Ahamad was declared the Player of the Series for his all-rounder performance in the tournament. Ahamad scored 119 runs and claimed 10 wickets in the tournament to kiss the Player of the Series. 

Earlier, host Rupandehi won the toss and invited visitors Malaysian team and they scored 140 runs with the loss of six wickets in the allocated 20 overs match. The middle-order Nazril Rahman scored the highest 36 runs off 22 balls that included four boundaries and two sixes while opener Zubaidi Zulkifle hit 26 runs off 16 balls that included four boundaries and a six and Syed Aziz scored 20 runs off 27 balls that included two boundaries.