Lalit Rajbhansi picked up three wickets with the ball, which was well supported by Neesham, who bagged two wickets to restrict the Avengers to 138
James Neesham바카라™s all-round show helped the Janakpur Bolts to register their third straight win in the ongoing Nepal Premier League 2024 against Pokhara Avengers at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Thursday, December 5. (More Cricket News)
Chasing 139 for victory, the Bolts got off to the worst possible start, losing their skipper in the second over of the chase for just one.
However, Aasif Sheikh (33 off 34) and Lahiru Milantha (45 off 32) stitched a match-winning 72-run partnership to take Janakpur to safe shores.
After a few small hiccups, Neesham drove them home with a 20-ball 40, as the Bolts finished the game in 17.1 overs.
Earlier on, Lalit Rajbhansi picked up three wickets with the ball, which was well supported by Neesham, who bagged two wickets to restrict the Avengers to 138.
For the unversed, Janakpur Bolts skipper Anil Sah called it right at the toss and opted to field first.
Pokhara Avengers: Kushal Bhurtel(c), Dinesh Kharel, Dilip Nath, Andries Gous(wk), Narayan Joshi, Bipin Khatri, Raymon Reifer, Michael Leask, Matt Critchley, Sagar Dhakal, Aakash Chand
Janakpur Bolts: Anil Sah(c), Shubh Kansakar, Aasif Sheikh, Lahiru Milantha(wk), James Neesham, Harsh Thaker, Lalit Rajbanshi, Kishore Mahato, Hemant Dhami, Tul Bahadur Thapa, Mohammad Mohsin
Pokhara Avengers Squad: Andries Gous, Raymon Reifer, Michael Leask, Matt Critchley, Kushal Bhurtel, Zen Malik, Dilip Nath, Bas de Leede, Trit Raj Das, Sagar Dhakal, Bipin Khatri, Narayan Joshi, Amrit Gurung, Sunam Gautam, Aakash Chand, Kiran Thagunna, Dinesh Kharel and Sudip Aryal
Janakpur Bolts Squad: James Neesham, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sohaib Maqsood, Lahiru Milantha, Mohammad Mohsin, Harsh Thaker, Aasif Sheikh, Tion Webster, Anil Sah, Ben Mike, Kishore Mahato, Sher Malla, Hemant Dhami, Bishal Sushling, Tul Bahadur Thapa, Joshua Tromp, Aakash Tripathi, Arniko Yadav, Rupesh Singh and Shubh Kansakar.