Agni Air clinched the title of First Wai Wai Corporate Premier League Cricket Tournament defeating Yeti Airlines by seven wickets on Saturday.
In the match played at TU Ground, Kirtipur, Yeti Airlines won the toss and scored 103 runs losing nine wickets in 20 overs. Ravi Sharma scored 25 runs off 40 balls with two boundaries. Sharma and Narendra KC shared a 39-run partnership for the third wicket, which was the highest in the game. Divas Prajapati scored 19 runs off 24 balls. Agni Air conceded 25 runs as extras.
Saurak KC grabbed three wickets off four overs while Gaurav Jain took two wickets.
Agni Air successfully chased the target of 104 runs in 17.4 overs losing three wickets. Agni Air did not start well as they lost openers Nazir Sheikh and Prajwal Shrestha with 31 runs on board. Sheikh was out on 12 runs while Shrestha scored 11 runs.
Player of the final, Gaurav Jain, guided the team to victory as he shared a 45-run partnership with Rahul Bansal for the third wicket. Bansal scored nine runs off 20 balls. A 28-run partnership between Jain and Pranav Malla guided the team to victory. Jain was unbeaten on 61 runs off 42 balls with 10 boundaries while Malla was not out on seven runs off 18 balls.
For the all-round performance in the tournament, Gaurav Jain of Agni Air received Player of the series award. Saroj Maharjan of Max Media and Ravi Sharma of Yeti Airlines were awarded with best bowler and bets batsman award respectively.
Saurav KC of Agni Air was the Purple Cap holder for the most wickets in the tournament and Jain received Orange Cap for being the highest run scorer.