Triton International College set up a final clash against GoldenGate International College in the College Premier League T20 2012, Nepal Qualifier.
Triton defeated Kathmandu City College (KCC) by five wickets on Wednesday at the Army School Ground, Bhaktapur while GoldenGate thrashed Laboratory College by 61 runs in the semifinal.
KCC elected to bat and put up only 140/8 in 20 overs as man-of-the-match Basant Regmi took five wickets for Triton. Rajesh Pulami scored 51 runs off 36 balls including two boundaries and a six. Shibu Budhathoki contributed 29 runs off 24 balls.
In reply, Triton reached the total in 16 overs losing only five wickets. Niraj Basnet and Amit Shrestha contributed 33 runs each while Manjeet Shrestha chipped in 26 runs and Sharad Vesawkar scored unbeaten 23 runs.
In the first semifinal of the qualifier, Laboratory elected to field. GoldenGate put up 218/4 in 20 overs as Paras Khadka scored unbeaten 84 runs off 28 balls. Khadka, the national team captain, struck 14 boundaries and 3 sixes. Rom Shrestha (39 runs), Sanjay Shrestha (37 runs) and Paresh Lohani (31 runs) were the other major contributors. Thupten Lama took two wickets for Laboratory.
Chasing the huge total, Laboratory could reach only 157/7 in 20 overs as Sunam Gautam took four wickets for GoldenGate and Sanjam Regmi claimed two wickets. Sharad Khadka (38 runs) was the highest scorer for Laboratory.
The qualifier is organized by Jain University, Bangalore in association with Indian Education Services, Kathmandu. The winner of the tournament would get a chance to participate in the College Premier League T20 final round to be held in India.