Tej will competete with Jagdamba Giants in final of Ncell NPL 2014

Kathmandu, May 24. Panchakanya Tej has set final berth with Jagdamba Giants after defeating Kantipur Gurkhas in the ongoing Ncell Nepal Premier League 2014 which held in Dhangadi on Friday.

Tej under the captainship of Sharad Veswakar secured a five wickets victory against Basanta Regmi’s led Kantipur Gurkhas in the second semifinal match of the League.

For the victory of Tej, Sunny Pun contributed highest 37 runs as Bhuwan Karki scored 35 runs and Sharad Veswakar added 13 runs while chasing the target of 117 runs posted by Gurkhas. Tej scored total 119 runs with the loss of five wickets in 29.5 overs.

In the first inning, Regmi made 23 runs, Akash Bista 22 runs, Subash Khakurel 16 runs, Santosh Baral 14 runs and Akash Gupta 12 runs for Gurkhas.

Similarly, Rajkumar Pradhan claimed three wickets while Karki and Karan KC grabbed two wickets each to pack up Gurkhas in 40.3 overs of the allotted 50 overs.

Tej’s Karki was declared the player of the match.

According to the source, the final match will be held at Fapla Cricket Ground in Dhangadi on Saturday.