KATHMANDU: Sudurpaschim Royals has advanced to final in the ongoing Nepal Premier League (NPL).

In today’s first qualifier match, Sudurpaschim Royals has reached the final defeating Biratnagar Kings by 77 runs.

Biratnagar however will get a chance to play eliminator.

Chasing the 156-run target presented by Sudurpaschim, Biratnagar was all-out scoring 78 runs in 14.1 overs.

Despite Faf du Plessis scoring a maximum of 36 runs, Biratnagar could not avoid defeat.

For Sudurpaschim, Scott Kuggeleijn, Abhinash Bohora, and Harmit Singh took two wickets each.

Earlier, after losing the toss, Sudurpaschim chose to bat first and scored a total of 155 runs in their stipulated 20 overs, losing seven wickets.

For Sudurpaschim, Binod Bhandari contributed the most with 63 runs. He scored 63 runs off 52 balls, including three fours and two sixes.

Similarly, Aasif Sheikh and Sherdon Jackson added 20 runs each. Likewise, Harmit Singh scored 14 runs, and Ishan Pandey added 13 runs.

On the bowling side for Biratnagar, Pratish GC and Merchant de Lange took two wickets each, while Surya Tamang and Sam Heazlett took one wicket each.