Monthly Archives: June 2009

The final of the Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament exemplified the best of Twenty20 – the nail-biting finish and it was Region No 3 Kathmandu who held its nerves to defeat Region No 4 Bhairahawa by three runs in a splendid finish at the TU Ground.

Region No 4 Bhairahawa set up title clash with Region No 3 Kathmandu in the ongoing Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament defeating Region No 1 Biratnagar by three wickets on day of league match at the TU Cricket Ground.

Region No 1 Kathmandu maintained a perfect record winning the last league match against Region No 5 Nepalgunj to remain unbeaten while Region No 2 Birgunj finished a forgettable event with the fourth defeat – this time against Region No 6 Baitadi by six wickets at the TU Cricket Ground.

The contest of the ongoing Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament now remains in two matches – one is obviously the final and the other is the match between Region No 1 Biratnagar and Region No 4 Bhairahawa – who both with victories on Sunday play the last league match on Tuesday as the semifinal. On Sunday, Biratnagar defeated Nepalgunj by eight wickets and Bhairahawa defeated Baitadi by three wickets to finish two three wins from four matches. It was third loss in as many matches for the far western teams.

Region No 3 Kathmandu entered the final of the Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament with the fourth win in as many matches – this time over Region No 1 Biratnagar by 8 wickets. In the match that looked like a rehearsal for final, Kathmandu restricted Biratnagar for 109/9 with Abhaya Rana leading from front with 4/28 and scoring the required run in 17.3 overs losing just two wickets – thanks to Paresh Lohani’s 57. In the other match of the day, Region No 4 Bhairahawa beat Region No 2 Birgunj by a wicket to remain in contention for the remaining berth in the final.

Region No 3 Kathmandu won third match in row defeating Region No 6 Baitadi by 13 runs as Region No 2 won their first match of the Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament at the TU Cricket Ground. Kathmandu scored 137/6 and restricted spirited Baitadi for 124/7 – thanks to Dipendra Chaudhary’s all-round performance. In Birgunj’s victory, Anil Mandal did the same to restrict Region No 5 Nepalgunj for 85/8 to register a 15-run win after his team scored 100/9.

Two far-western teams began their campaign with defeat at the Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament on June 4 as Region No 5 Nepalgunj lost to Region No 4 Bhairahawa and Region No 6 Baitadi was beaten by Region No 1 Biratnagar at the TU Ground. Basant Regmi helped Bhairahawa register a 33-run victory while all-round performance by Ajay Rajbanshi gave Biratnagar a six-wicket victory and sent the eastern team at the top of the table tied with Region No 3 Kathmandu.

Region No 3 Kathmandu registered second victory to go atop the points table of the Springwood National T20 Cricket Tournament as Region No 2 Birgunj suffered second successive loss at the TU Ground on June 3. Kathmandu beat Region No 4 Bhairahawa by 4 wickets chasing 99 while Birgunj lost to Region No 1 Biratnagar by 39 runs.

Dipendra Chaudhary hit a half-century as hosts Region No 3 Kathmandu raced to an easy 43-run victory over Region No 3 Birgunj in the inaugural match of the Springwood T20 National Cricket Tournament on Tuesday at TU Cricket Ground. Man of the match Dipendra scored 67 off 50 balls and partnered 100 runs with captain Paras Khadka to help Kathmandu reach 157/7 in 20 overs. Birgunj in reply could only manage 114/7.

The inaugural Twenty20 national cricket tournament will begin on June 2, Tuesday, according to Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN). The six-team inter-region Springwood Twenty20 National Cricket Tournament will also serve for the selection of players for the ACC Twenty20 Cup.