Biratnagar Kings Vs Chitwan Rhinos Highlights, Nepal Premier League: CHR Ease To 48-Run Win

Good Afternoon to everyone joining us for the live coverage of the match between Biratnagar Kings and Chitwan Rhinos at the Tribhuvan Cricket stadium in Kirtipur. Match starts from 3:45PM (IST) onwards, stay tuned for the build-up and live scores.

Chitwan Rhinos: Deepak Bohara, Dawid Malan, Dev Khanal, Ravi Bopara, Kushal Malla (c), Saif Zaib, Arjun Saud (wk), Kamal Singh Airee, Amar Routela, Rijan Dhakal, Ranjit Kumar, Bipin Acharya, Gautam KC, Bipin Rawal, Alpesh Ramjani, Sohail Tanvir

Biratnagar Kings: Lokesh Bam (wk), George Munsey, Martin Guptill, Basir Ahamad, Shubham Ranjane, Narayan Joshi, Marchant de Lange, Pratis GC, Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Naren Bhatta, Surya Tamang, Sam Heazlett, Shankar Rana, Subash Bhandari, Sharwan Kisku, Sahil Patel

Biratnagar Kings have won the toss and elected to field first against Chitwan Rhinos.

Biratnagar Kings: Lokesh Bam (wk), George Munsey, Sam Heazlett, Basir Ahamad, Shubham Ranjane, Narayan Joshi, Marchant de Lange, Pratis GC, Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Surya Tamang, Naren Bhatta

Chitwan Rhinos: Deepak Bohara, Dawid Malan, Dev Khanal, Ravi Bopara, Kushal Malla (c), Saif Zaib, Arjun Saud (wk), Kamal Singh Airee, Amar Routela, Ranjit Kumar, Sohail Tanvir

Chitwan Rhinos' innings gets underway. Dawid Malan and Deepak Bohara open the batting, while Pratis GC has the ball in hand for Biratnagar Kings. Malan is off to a flier, cracking three boundaries in the first over to signal his intent.

But Marchant de Lange, bowling from the other end, dismisses Bohara to peg back the Rhinos a bit. Dev Khanal joins Malan in the middle.

CHR: 17/1 (2)

Marchant de Lange bags the prized scalp of Dawid Malan, cleaning the former England opener up for a 9-ball 17. But Dev Khanal and Saif Zaib are both off to busy starts, as the Kings score 47 runs in the powerplay.

CHR: 47/2 (6)

Kings skipper Sandeep Lamichhane accounts for Dev Khanal in the ninth over, and Rhinos go three down. Former England all-rounder Ravi Bopara now joins Saif Zaib, and the duo would aim to propel their team towards a total close to 180.

Lamichhane picks up his second wicket, sending back Zaib for a 30-ball 32. Rhinos skipper Kushal Malla has now joined Ravi Bopara and the duo have a huge task on their hands in the last five overs.

Ravi Bopara cracks a 38-ball 65 before getting dismissed by Shubham Ranjane in the final over. But the ex-England international has done his job as his quickfire fifty has powered the Rhinos to a 174-run total. This would not be an easy chase for the Kings.

CHR: 174/5 (20)

Former Pakistan seamer Sohail Tanvir has the ball in hand for Chitwan Rhinos. Scotland opener George Munsey and Lokesh Bam are at the crease for Biratnagar Kings. Munsey gets a four off the last ball to ruin what was otherwise a really economical over from Tanvir.

BIK: 6/0 (1)

It's all happening in Kirtipur. The Kings have lost the plot a bit, losing four wickets in the space of 19 balls. With a woeful powerplay, their chase of the 175-run target is derailed as of now, and Naren Bhatta, Shubham Ranjane have a huge task on their hands.

The match is turning more and more in the Rhinos' favour. The Kings lose Naren Bhatta for a sluggish 10-ball 4 and Shubham Rajane (5 off 12), Narayan Joshi (4 off 12) are unable to get the tempo up. The asking rate is close to 13 an over and having lost half their side at the halfway stage, the Kings have their backs against the wall.

The Rhinos are two wickets away from what should be a certain victory. But the Kings' lower-order batters are having some fun, meanwhile. Marchant de Lange, in particular, is showing his batting prowess, having smashes 37 not out off 18. Let's see how much longer he can entertain the crowd.

Marchant de Lange falls for a 22-ball 39, and Pratis GC continues to deal the big blows, hitting a 12-ball 30. But the Rhinos finally bring the fun to an end, with Kushal Malla castling Pratis. The Kings are bowled out for 126 and lose by 48 runs: their first defeat of the season.