Nepal Police Club Secures Dominant Nine-Wicket Victory Over APF Club in Jay Trophy Cricket Tournament

Kathmandu. Departmental team Nepal Police Club secured a comfortable nine-wicket victory over another departmental team, Nepal APF Club, in the Jay Trophy.

Opener Kushal Bhurtel's aggressive batting helped Police achieve the win on Tuesday at the TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. Chasing the target of 113 runs set by APF, Police completed the target in 16.4 overs, losing only one wicket.

For Police, Kushal Bhurtel played an unbeaten half-century knock of 71 runs off 53 balls. Anil Shrestha contributed 32 runs for Police, while Sohil Kunwar added 7 runs.

In bowling for APF, Bipin Khatri took one wicket. Earlier, in the second innings, Deepak Bohara played a half-century innings of 94 runs. Playing 120 balls, he hit 9 fours and 3 sixes.

Among APF batters, Amar Rautela made 32 runs, Asif Sheikh scored 21, and Irshad Ahmed added 20, but other batters failed to reach double digits.

In bowling for Nepal Police, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi took the highest five wickets. Similarly, Kushal Bhurtel took three wickets, while Sagar Dhakal and Shankar Rana took one wicket each.

In the first innings on the first day, APF Club was all out for 185 runs. After winning the toss, Nepal Police Club invited APF to bat.

APF was bundled out for 185 runs in 63.4 overs. For APF, Sumit Maharjan played a half-century knock of 55 runs. Playing 100 balls, he hit five fours and three sixes. Captain Rohit Paudel made 45 runs, while Deepak Bohara contributed 28 runs.

In bowling for Police, Lalit Rajbanshi and Sagar Dhakal bowled excellently. Lalit took 4 wickets in 31.4 overs, while Sagar took 4 wickets in 26 overs. Kushal Bhurtel took 2 wickets.

In reply, Police scored 277 runs in 65.5 overs, supported by Shankar Rana's century. For Police, Dilshad Ali played a half-century knock of 58 runs, while Rashid Khan contributed 30 and Kushal Bhurtel added 22 runs.

Meanwhile, in bowling for APF, Irshad Ahmed, Abhishek Gautam, Bhuvan Karki, Yuvaraj Khatri, Rohit Paudel, Amar Rautela, and Sandeep Jora took one wicket each.