The Yaks could have not hoped for a better start with a wicket of the very first delivery to send back Josh Brown (0). The skipper Sompal Kami started off with a bang, to give his side the desired start.
The Yaks could have not hoped for a better start with a wicket of the very first delivery to send back Josh Brown (0). The skipper Sompal Kami started off with a bang, to give his side the desired start.
Binod Bhandari was the latest wicket to fall for the Royals however veteran batter and T20 specialist, Chris Lynn is still at the crease. Yaks will want to see the back of the Australian batter, who is known to wreck havoc.
Chris Lynn's brief stay at the crease came to an end as he was sent back by Yuvraj Khatri for 18 runs. Royals are really lacking partnerships and are in dire need of one, to stabilize their innings.
Royals are in all sorts of trouble with their fourth wicket to fall. Ishan Pandey was run out and now the burden falls on their captain Dipendra Singh Airee, to bail them out.
Aarif Sheikh was the latest to fall as Royals' innings faltered through the middle-overs. They need some big finish, if they are to get to a decent score on the board.
Harmeet Singh (17*) and Dipendra Singh Airee (27*) are forging a nice partnership for SPR. If one of them manages to stay till the end of the innings then SPR could make full use of the slog overs and reach somewhere around the 150 mark in 20 overs.
SPR's innings was halted for just 139 runs courtesy to some disciplined bowling by KAY at death. Sompal Kami was the pick of the bowlers for SPR who dismissed 3 SPR's batters. Dipendra Singh Airee was the highest scorer for SPR who scored 39 off 28 balls.
While chasing 140 runs, KAY have had a watchful start with just 3 from the first over of Scott Kuggeleijn. Both the openers- Priyank Panchal and Mark Watt paid respect to the Kiwi pacer.
A great start for the Royals as they took the wicket of Priyank Panchal (0) and it was taken by the skipper Dipendra Singh Airee.
Yaks have lost their foreign imports in William Bosisto and last match's centurion Mark Watt (17). The Royals are fighting back in this contest, after what seemed to be an easy task for the Yaks.
The Yaks are in serious trouble after losing four wickets. The Royals have fought back well in this contest as they scalped an important wicket of Najibullah Zadran.
This is turning out to be a low-scoring thriller. Sompal Kami was the latest to be dismissed for the Yaks as they lost their fifth wicket.
Dipendra Singh Airee is turning the screws with his bowling as Karnali Yaks find themselves in deep, deep trouble. Seven down now and needing 59 runs for victory.
Karnali Yaks need 55 runs in 24 balls and have just one wicket in hand. This will be a big task for the Yaks. Royals are heading towards a famous win and a memorable one.
Dipendra Singh Airee's all round show was enough for the Royals to take a 45-run victory over the Yaks.
SPR 139/9 (20)
KAY 94 (19.2)