Kathmandu. Janakpur Bolts defeated Kathmandu Gorkhas by 8 wickets in the first match of the third edition of Nepal Premier League (NPL) underway in Kathmandu on Thursday. Janakpur defeated Kathmandu Gorkhas by 8 wickets.

Janakpur chased down the target of 116 runs in 17.2 overs at the loss of 2 wickets.

In which Moeen Ali scored an unbeaten 58 runs with a half-century. Moeen also became the third player to score a half-century in the tournament. Shaif Hasan contributed an unbeaten 40 runs. There was also a 79-run partnership between the two batters.

Ripon Mondal of Kathmandu took 1 wicket. Earlier, Kathmandu won the toss and elected to bat first and was all out for 115 runs in 19.3 overs.

Bhim Sarki was the top scorer with 33 runs. Rahul Yadav took 4 wickets for Janakpur.