The first match of Day-8 in Dhangadi Premier League was washed out due to rain. The match between CYC Attariya and Mahendranagar United was abandoned without a ball bowled as both teams were forced to share a point each.
The other encounter of the day was also affected by rain. Dhangadi and Rupandehi went neck to neck in a 8 over match. Sonu Tamang was the hero of he innings smashing 34 runs from 14 balls with 4 sixes and a four. His innings contributed in posting 76 runs from 8 overs. Rohan Mustafa was the other batsman to reach the double score for Dhangadi with 15 runs.
For Rupandehi, Sushan Bhari took 3 wickets while Dipesh Shrestha bagged 2 wickets. Skipper Shakti Gauchan and Sagar Pun also grabbed a wicket each to their name.
Rupandehi could only manage 73 runs in their 8 over losing 5 wickets. Sagar pun’s 33 went in vain as none other batsman could support him from other end. Wicket Keeper batsman Dipak Prasad played a run a ball innings with 16 from 15 balls but it was not good enough to prevent the loss.
Two crucial players were run out in the chase for Rupandehi. They needed 14 from the last over which they failed to do so despite smashing a six in the last delivery of the innings. Rohan Mustafa dismissed two players of Rupandehi. Sonu was declared the player of the match.
