Kathmandu. Under Mahalakshmi Corporate Cricket League, 10 matches have been completed on Saturday. 16 teams from banks and financial institutions participated in the competition, which was played in the 'League Come Knock Out Formrat'. In the first match of the first day of the three-day league, Mahalaxhmi Bikas Bank defeated Shree Investment Finance by 69 runs. Sagar Gupta of Mahalakshmi Bikas Bank was declared Man of the Man in the match.
In the second match, Prime Commercial Bank beat Citizens Bank by 14 runs. Prime Commercial Bank's Kritartha Shakya has been given the Man of the Man title in that match. The third match was between National Commercial Bank and NMB Bank. In that match, National Commercial Bank defeated NMB by 6 wickets. Vivek Shrestha of National Commercial Bank was declared Man of the Match in this match.
Fourth match Sunrise Bank beat ICFC Finance by 4 wickets. Suman Neupane of Sunrise Bank has been declared Man of the Match in that match. In the fifth match, Prime Bank defeated Shree Investment Finance by 103 runs. Prime's Vivek Dali was adjudged Man of the Man in this match. Similarly, in the sixth match, NIC Asia Bank defeated Prabhu Bank by 38 runs. Dipan Karki of NIC Asia has been declared the man of the match in that match.
In the seventh match, ICFC Finance became the winner by defeating Himalayan Bank by 36 runs. Suraj Timilsina got the man of the match title in this match. In the eighth match between NIC Asia and National Commercial Bank, National Commercial Bank defeated NIC Asia by 18 runs. Sushil Devkota of National Commercial Bank was declared Man of the Match in this match.
The ninth match was between Lumbini Development Bank and Kamna Seva Development Bank. Kamana Seva won this match by 38 runs. Cheten Dorjee Serpa of Kamana Seva was adjudged Man of the Match. In the 10th match between Garima Bikas Bank and Kumari Bank, Kumari defeated Garima by 3 wickets. Pratij Karmacharya of Kumari was awarded the man of the match award in this match.
A total of 31 matches will be played in this tournament. The participating 16 teams have been divided into 4 groups. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The match is played in 10 overs per innings.
Machhapuchhre Bank, Citizens Bank, Himalayan Bank, Rashtriya Commercial Bank, Sunrise Bank, Prabhu Bank, NMB Bank, NIC Asia Bank, Prime Bank, Kumari Bank, Garima Bikas Bank, Lumbini Bikas Bank, Kamana Seva Bikas Bank, ICFC Finance, Shri. Investment Finance and Mahalakshmi Development Bank are participating. Prizes will be given to the best players in various categories including the winner of the tournament, runner-up team, man of the series, best bowler, best batsman, best wicket keeper, best fielder. All the matches of the tournament are being broadcasted through the bank's official YouTube channel.