BRAMPTON: Sandeep Lamichhane’s 3/6 powered Surrey Jaguars to finish as the GT20 Canada table-toppers with a thumping eight-wicket victory over Mississauga Panthers on Wednesday.
Nepal’s spin wizard Lamichhane led the attack as Jaguars bowled the Panthers out for a paltry total of 56 runs.
The Jaguars won the toss and put Panthers into bat first. Panthers, who were yet to win any game in the tournament, got off to a dismal start as they were reduced to 30-4 after 6.1 overs.
Coming to bat at number six, James Neesham stood his ground while the wickets kept falling at the other end.
He conceded a whopping 20 deliveries but failed to score a single boundary amid his cautious nine-run knock.
Besides Lamichhane, Iftikhar Ahmed and Matthew Ford picked up two wickets each, whereas, Ammar Khalid and Ayyan Khan picked one apiece.
Chasing a modest 57-run target, Mohammad Haris led the attack and helped his team comfortably win the game in just 9 overs.
The Jaguars lost two quick wickets — Jatinder Singh (2) and Litton Das (10) — inside the first five overs but Haris did not let the guard down and kept dominating the Panthers’ bowlers despite Usman Qadir’s efforts.
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Sandeep Lamichhane was adjudged man of the match for his match-winning spell.
Mississauga Panthers concluded their GT20 campaign winless, while Jaguars finished as the table toppers, losing only one match out of seven.
Surrey Jaguars will face Vancouver Knights in the first eliminator tonight, while Montreal Tigers will face Brampton Wolves in the second eliminator tomorrow.
Notably, in the last group fixture of the GT20 Canada, the Knights edged Toronto Nationals by 23 runs, courtesy of Harsh Thaker’s all-round exploits.
The young all-rounder backed his 23-run cameo with a four-fer which led the Knights to book Nationals for a paltry 103 while defending a modest 129.
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