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BHAKTAPUR: Baluwatar Cricket Training Centre and Greenland Children Academy (GCA) ‘Red’ entered the final of the Wai Wai Women’s Regional Twenty20 Selection Tournament here at the Sainik Awasiya Mahavidhyala grounds today.
Player-of-the-match Neema Tamang took four wickets as GCA ‘Red’ hammered their second choice team ‘Blue’ by 60 runs. The ‘Red’ were put to bat first and helped a run-a-ball 27 from Geeta Chudal, they made 102-6 in the allotted 20 overs. Geeta struck two fours in the match. Neema also shone with the bat making 19 off 27 with two fours, while Pratikshya Lama (16) was the next best scorer for the ‘Red’ team.
Anita Tamang, Sumitra Lama, Shanti Khatiwada and Mallika Basnet picked up one wicket each for GCA ‘Blue’. All three players who contributed runs in the ‘Red’ innings then returned to wreak havoc as the ‘Blue’ team were bowled out for a meager 42 in 11.4 overs.
Neema was the most lethal with four scalps in her three-over spell giving away only nine runs, while Geeta and Pratikshya had two victims. None of the ‘Blue’ batswomen managed to reach double figures.
In another semi-final, Baluwatar outplayed Rajan Memorial by 132 runs. Baluwatar piled up a mammoth 189-4 with 48 runs from Shilu Rijal. Rajan Memorial were sent packing for 57 all out in 19 overs with Shraddha Aryal picking up three wickets.
Baluwatar innings was, however, solidified by former national team skipper Neera Rajopadhyaya who smashed an unbeaten 39 off 26 balls. Neera struck five boundaries in her fiery knock, while player-of-the-match Shilu’s patient 61-ball innings included two fours. Sarita Magar made a run-a-ball 20 with two hits to the fence. Sushma Gurung, Ajanta Magar, Shabbu Ghale and Saraswati Shrestha took one wickets each for Rajan Memorial.
Rajan Memorial were outplayed by Baluwatar’s accurate bowling as Jenny Singh Thapa (16) only managed to reach the double figures for them. Sumina Maharjan, Sarita and Karuna Bhandari also picked up a wicket each for Baluwatar. The final will be played on Sunday.
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