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PM Cup cricket tournament: Nepal Police into final

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Kathmandu, June 6: Nepal Police Club defeated Armed Police Force club by 34 runs to enter the final of the Prime Minister Cup cricket tournament.
In the first semi-final match held at TU Cricket ground in Kirtipur on Monday, NPC got the better of APF club in the match that was decided on the basis of Duckworth-Lewis method, after it was interrupted by rain.
Put into bat, NPC posted a total of 252 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs. Kushal Bhurtel and Siddhanta Lohani contributed 52 runs and 40 runs respectively to the NPC total.
In reply, APF had put 138 runs on the board at the loss of 6 wickets in 28.3 overs when rain stopped the match. Based on Duckworth-Lewis method, the victory target was later revised to 173 runs in 28 overs, thereby giving NPC the win by 34 runs.
In the final, NPC will meet the winner of the second semi-final match to be held tomorrow between Nepal Army Club and the far-western region. RSS