After an impressive performance from Sunny Patel, Chitwan Rhinos defeated Biratnagar Titans in PPL yesterday. After the win yesterday Chitwan Rhinos climbed to the second position in the points table. Meanwhile, Pokhara Paltans are already qualified for the finals. Now Chitwan Rhinos and Kathmandu Royals will battle for a place in final.

Sunny Patel (Img Source)

Winning the toss, Biratnagar elected to bat first. Opener Sunil Dhamala and Zaid Alam contributed 47 and 51 runs respectively. After a brilliant start, middle-order batsman failed to perform well. Pushpa Thapa and Pradip Airee score 11 runs each. Rajesh Pulami Magar scores eight runs. At the end of 20 over, Biratnagar Titans made 145 runs. Sunny Patel and Parash Khadka got two wickets each for Chitwan Rhinos.

Chitwan Rhinos (image Source)

Chasing the target of 146 runs, Chitwan loses their opener Hari Shankar Shah in the first ball of the inning. Another opener Anil Shah scored 13 runs, Parash Khadka scored seven runs. After that Aarif Sheikh and Sunny Patel made a good partnership. Aarif scored 35 runs and got caught by Sahab Aalam. Sonu Tamang made not out 11 runs, and Sunny Patel contributed not out 51 runs. In the last two over Chitwan need 26 runs to win the match. Sandeep Lamichhane came in attack for Biratnagar. Sunny Patel and Sonu Tamang score 17 runs in that over. And in the last over Sunny Patel hit two fours in the second and third ball of Kishor Mahato, which helped Rhinos to win the match.

HS Shah vs Kathmandu (image Source)

Biratnagar is already out from this Pokhara Premier League. Now Chitwan will play against Kathmandu Royals to book a place in final, Pokhara Paltans are already in the final of PPL. In the previous meeting between these two, Chiwan won the match after briallinat half-century from Hasri Shankhar Shah.