KATHMANDU, Nov 29: Janakpur Bolts, batting first after winning the toss against Sudurpaschim Royals, suffered a poor start, losing their second wicket after adding just 11 runs.
Pace bowler Scott Kuggeleijn struck twice in quick succession, giving Sudurpaschim an early upper hand. On the second ball of the third over, he trapped Mayan Yadav LBW. Yadav managed six runs off 10 balls, including a boundary, before returning to the pavilion.
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Earlier, Kuggeleijn had also dismissed opener Asif Sheikh for a duck.
At the time of this reporting, Janakpur were 11 for 2 in 2.2 overs, with Maj Sadakat at the crease on 4 runs.
