KATHMANDU: Karnali Hawks defeated Janakpur Bolts by 19 runs in the ongoing Nepal Premier League (NPL) today.

Chasing the target of 133 runs, Janakpur was limited to 113 runs in 19.3 overs at the loss of all wickets.

Abhishek Tiwari was the top scorer for Janakpur with 20 runs. Moeen Ali and Harmeet Singh scored 19 runs each while James Neesham scored 15 runs. Mayan Yadav scored 14 runs and Anil Shah scored 11 runs.

Hussain Talat and Unish Thakuri took 3 wickets each while Nandan Yadav took 2 wickets. Sompal Kami took 1 wicket. Earlier, Karnali Yaks, who were invited to bat first after losing the toss, scored 132 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.

Ariful Islam was the top scorer for Karnali with 43 runs. He hit four sixes in 29 balls. Similarly, Pawan Sarraf contributed 37 runs. He hit three sixes in 37 balls. Deepak Dumre scored 13 runs in five balls with two sixes while Gulshan Jha scored 12 runs. Janakpur Bolts bowler Harmeet Singh performed well and took three wickets for 22 runs in four overs. Rahul Yadav took two wickets for 15 runs in four overs while Moeen Ali also took 2 wickets. Lalit Rajbanshi took 1 wicket.