Panchakanya Tej win EPL title
Panchakanya Tej won the Wai Wai Everest Premier League title in Kirtipur on Monday.
Sharad Vesawkar’s Panchakanya Tej defeated Gyanendra Malla’s Colors X-Factors by 40 runs to win the Everest Premier League T20 cricket title on Monday.
Winning the toss, Tej posted a 171 runs total which came mostly from a century by Asif Sheikh. Sheikh was not out on 111 runs. Aarif Sheikh was the other contributor with 23 runs.
Opener Vesawkar was sent back to pavilion by Avinash Karna in the first over. He could make two runs only. Karan KC and Prithu Baskota, on the other hand, contributed five and eight runs respectively as Aasif ran riot against X-Factors.
Avinash Karn, Amar Routela, Sanjam Regmi and Yogendra Singh Karki took one wicket each for X-Factors.
In the second innings, Malla made 47 before falling in the LBW trap by Dipendra Singh Airee. Rajesh Pulami Magar contributed 37.
X-Factors were all out in 17.3 overs for 131 runs. Karan KC (3-35) was pick of the Tej bowlers. Sushil Kandel and Vesawakar took two wickets apiece, while Bhuvan Karki and Aire also claimed one wicket each to restrict X-Factors to 131 runs.
