Suryodaya Higher Secondary School, Jhapa and Apex English Boarding School, Rupandehi have secured semifinal berths in the Third Inter-school WaiWai Girls’ National T20 Cricket Tournament being held in Bhairahawa.
Suryodaya defeated Lahan Public School by 21 runs in a Group A match held on Thursday. As Janajyoti Higher Secondary, Bardiya didn’t take part in the tournament, Thursday’s match was important for Suryodaya to qualify for the semifinals.
Suryodaya elected to bat and scored 88/8 in 20 overs as Kajol Shrestha scored 22 runs. Lahan gave away another 22 runs as extras. Anuradha Chaudhary took four wickets for Lahan while Shanti Chaudhary and Samjhana Gautam claimed two wickets each.
Chasing the total, Lahan was bowled out for 67 runs in 16.1 overs. Player-of-the-match Sangita Rai and Neha Karki took three wickets each for Suryodaya.
In Group B, Apex School received a walkover from Mahendra Higher Secondary School, Dadeldhura on Thursday. Earlier, Apex had defeated Padmodaya Higher Secondary School, Dang.
Although 12 teams were expected to participate in the tournament, only eight teams reached Bhairahawa to take part in the event.
The tournament is organized by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) and coordinated by the Regional Cricket Development Committee, Region No 4 (Bhairahawa).