Kirtipur, Oct. 30 -- In the tightest match of the season so far, Karnali Yaks defeated Biratnagar Kings by four wickets with a ball to go at the TU International Stadium in Kirtipur, Kathmandu on Thursday.

Biratnagar had lost their first match against Chitwan Rhinos on Tuesday. Their skipper Sandeep Lamichhane had then said that the loss was a result of poor batting, and claimed that the mistake would not repeat in the next match.

Biratnagar did indeed improve their batting when they faced Karnali. They scored the highest total of the season-186/7-on the back of Lokesh Bam's 87 off 52, which comprised nine sixes and three fours. Angelo Mathews and Andre Russell also contributed 31 off 23 and 27 off 15, respectively.

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