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In a cloudy and dizzling weather this morning, with a doubt of heavy rain fall could pour, Rigsum faced BTCL at Jigmethang. Match was delayed by half an hour and it was still dizzling during the toss. Toss won by Rigsum and opted to bat first. Due to the heavy rain fall last night, the wicket became so favourable to batsmen that Rigsum’s opernes Kencho (63) and Manoj (34) added 90 runs partnership while manoj was trapped leg before wicket (LBW) of Phuntsho’s bowl. BTCL pace bowlers really struggled to break this partnership while both batsmen were looking so comfortable in the crease to face pacers without any trouble. Rigsum lost their first wicket in 14 overs.

Tirtha first down batsman who added 17 runs in 55 balls stayed with Kencho for 6 overs and the kencho went run-out in a Tirtha’s first run. Kencho could have scored century today but getting to face only one ball in an over while Tirtha defending other 5 balls, lost kencho’s momentum. In 109 runs on the board Rigsum lost 3 quick wickets. Thinley faced only four balls was bowled and after the depart of Thinley, team captain Sonam Tobgay arrived but immediately send back to pavillion on his first ball by Phuntsho Wangdi with dashing sharp turn spin, pitched on outisde leg went to hit off stump. It was almost a game over for Rigsum but three lower down the order batsmen added 52 runs to make the target of 182 runs on the board in 41.4 overs. Rigsum’s eight wickets came from BTCL spinners. Phuntsho and Tobgay took 3 wickets each and Tandin with 2 wickets.

In the second inning, BTCL lost unstoppable 3 wickets in a row with zero runs on the board. With 3 wickets for zero runs on the board, pressure went to inform batsmen Thinley and Phuntsho to take the whole burden. Rigsum with attacking field set up, Thinley and Phunstho showed a excellent character of being a thinking cricketer. Phuntsho added 44 runs in 43 balls and Thinley with 46 runs in 40 balls in 15 overs. After the first drink break, it was disaster BTCL when they lose wicket of Thinley got run-out in Tenzin’s throw. And then Puntsho got bowled of Sonam’s bowl.



BTCL just needed another 70 runs to win but lost of two inform batsmen made them lose the game. Jige lower order batsman added 13 runs before they were allout for 137 runs. BTCL will still play semi against the winner from the match Vibes versus Youth XI which will held on coming week (TBC). Bikash Gurung was awarded man of the match for 5 for 40 runs.

Rigsum won the toss and opted to bat first

Rigsum scored 182 runs all-out in 41.4 overs

BTCL scored 137 runs all-out in 24.1 overs

Rigsum CC won by 45 runs

Man of the Match: Bikash Gurung (5 wickets for 40 runs in 9overs)

Umpires: Sampat & Dorji

Scorers: Deki & Dechen

Referee: DS Gurung

“Jigme Singye” with a new record.

 Jigme's front-foot pull

The last two batsmen just faced 5 balls but it was Jigme who played a calculating cricket and ending his inning at 171 runs of 128 balls. BT was all-out at 343 runs in 43.2 overs. Ugyen with 3 wickets for 38 runs in 6.2 overs was conceded as highest wicket taker from Druk Trowa.

 Druk Trowa celebrating Shiva's wicket

Druk Trowa with-out an experience batsmen on the side, it was not possible to chase this target were all-out for 129 in 25 overs. Their first wicket fell in third over of the match and another five wickets fell within 11th over. 

Tandin Wangchuk 6 for 31 runs

Druk Trowa was 37 runs for 6 when lower batsmen added 82 runs to  set their total score to 127 runs in 25 overs. Padam with 27runs in 22 balls was the higher scorer from Druk Trowa. 

Ugyen contributing 27 runs
 

 Winning team picture: Rigsum CC

 Manoj's: Fifty

 Drubchu's Bowler appealing for LBW

 Rain interrupted game in 41 overs

Drubchu's Captain trying to hook

BTCL’s second victory came in D/L methods. Pung Dzong CC from Punakha lost against BTCL by 55 runs in Duckworth Lewis method when heavy rain interrupted the match at 24 overs of second innings when Pung Dzong was at 183 runs for 7 wickets down. BTCL won the toss and elected to bat. BTCL openers started with great shots and also maintained the run rate of 7 runs per over but the first wicket fell of well set batsmen Ugyen Dorji when he was at 16 runs was bowled in 6 overs of Guribqal.

Opener Ugyen Dorji 

BTCL lost their another wicket of Tenzin in 9 overs when the score was 68 runs, and then Thinley came and set a partnership of 46 runs with opener Tandin Wangchuk who also made his first 50 runs in 44 balls. Tandin was caught at cover when he tried to go for big six of Susil’s bowl. ”I still regret for bad shot I played and I will not make this mistake again” said Tandin Wangchuk.

In 19 overs BTCL lost 4 wickets for 121 runs and to keep runs ticking on the score board, Barun  was send  but felt to do it when he was trapped LBW decision of Susil’s flipper. Phuntsho Wangdi the captain of team who is having a great season of his life, again scored 87 runs of 68 balls and also builds a highest runs partnership of 160 with Thinley who also came up with half century in 37 overs (56 runs of 77 balls).

Phuntsho Wangdi with 87 runs 

“I am happy for the runs that I contributed but more than that the partnership with Tandin and Phuntsho which let my team score reached 322 runs was more special” said Thinley the wicket keeper batsmen.  Alagapa and Susil of Pung Dzong took 4 wickets each.

There was a change in Pung Dzong batting order in second innings when Susil who batted at number 6 in the last match was send with Shamin to open. The first wicket fell of Susil when he was caught at mid-on by Tandin in Ugyen’s bowl and at that time team total runs was 18. Pung Dzong losing early wicket plus to chase target at 7.04 runs per over let Shamin inform batsmen accelerates his inning by batting aggressively smashing BTCL bowlers all over the park.

 Shamin with 55 runs

He scored 55 runs of 36 balls. Prakash and Guriqbal played a sensible batting which let their team total to 177 for 5 in 22 overs. Guriqbal became the second batsmen to smack fast fifty in just 18 balls. Guriqbal was so egger to trigger in each ball faced that he hammered both spinners of BTCL drastically to reach 57 runs from 22 balls.  He was caught at mid-on when Tandin came round the wicket to distract Guriqbal concentration and got Guriqbal wicket.  

The rain started pouring in 22nd overs when Pung Dzong were 177 runs for 5 wickets down and the game was stopped at 24 overs when it started raining heavily. Within those 2 overs Pung Dzong lost another two quick wickets at 183 runs for 7 wickets in 24 overs. To resume the game was not possible due to wet  pitch, so the officials decided to go with the Duckworth Lewis method.

Umpire Dorji and Chencho keeping the standard

BTCL won the match by 55 runs and the Player of the match was awarded to Tandin Wangchuk for scoring 50 runs with 3 vital wickets taken. Pung Dzong will face Rigsum CC next week which will be the important match for both teams to battle for the seat in semi final.

Match Summary:
BTCL won the toss elected to bat first.
BTCL scored 322 runs in 48.3 overs
Pung Dzong CC scored 183 for 7 in 24 overs.
Rain stopped the match.
BTCL won by 55 runs in Duckworth Lewis method.
Man of the Match: Tandin Wangchuk of BTCL

Match official:
Umpires: Chencho & Dorji
Scorer: Deki & Sonam
Match Referee: DS Gurung

On Saturday 19 June 2010 Youth XI played against BEC United and won the match in a comfortable way. BEC United won the toss and put Youth XI to bat and came up with a total score of 281 all out in 38.3 overs. Dawa and Prakash were the highest run contributors from Youth XI. Dawa came at number six and scored 50 runs from 38 balls, where also made a well-deserved partnership of 97 runs with Prakash number seven batsmen who also contributed 57 runs from 32 balls. The top five batsmen of Youth XI just added total of 50 runs hardly but 199 runs came from bottom five batsmen. A total of 249 runs came from the bat and 32 runs were added to a total from the extras given by the BEC united bowlers. Bhagawanath of BEC United was the highest wicket taker with 4 wickets for 62 runs in 7 overs. In the second innings of the match BEC United started with an opening partnership of 58 runs in 11 overs but they lost karma at 30 runs was bowled-out in prakash’s fourth ball of third over. 

BEC United won the toss and elected to field first

Youth XI scored 281 runs all-out in 38.3 overs.

BEC United scored 132 runs all-out in 30.2 overs

Youth XI won the match by 149 runs

Man of the Match: Raj Kumar of Youth XI

Umpires: Dorji and Chencho

Scorers: Bikash and Sonam

Match Referee: DS Gurung

Today, Bhutan Telecom and Vibes played their first match of the league in Jigmethang. Toss was won by Vibe’s captain Hem Kumar and decided to put Bhutan Telecom into bat. First wicket of Tashi Tshering  fell in the 2nd over. Captain Dorji hopped into bat and stayed in giving a decent partnership of 51 along with Chencho but his inning came to an end when Koshi bowled him out. After the end of Dorji’s inning, Vibes took another four wickets just giving Bhutan Telecom 15 runs from those batsmen. It was Thinley and Koshi who ended the innings of four batsmen but the important wicket from those was Tandin Wangchuk’s, who was already set in. Thinley Jamtsho was the fielder who gave one hand with his full stretch body to catch Tandin out. Bhutan Telecom was at a struggle as they were just 109 for 6 wickets and it seemed like they wouldn’t even reach 150. 

 Then comes the Batsman number 8 Saijo, who greatly impacted the Vibes bowlers scoring fastest hundred with the use of only 61 balls. Saijo had some luck in the middle of his inning, when he was dropped by Ashis at the deep square leg but then came his real talent. His bat’s contact with the ball was tremendous and started drumming the balls in all the directions. He was the major player from Bhutan Telecom  persuading the bowlers of Vibes in selling the runs to Saijo’s talent.

He created a big hope for the team to generate a huge target which Vibes could hardly chase. Bhutan Telecom’s batsmen induced 275 runs on the board from 30.3 overs. Koshi was the highest wicket taker from Vibes taking 5 for 76 runs in 10 overs.

Second inning, Thinley Jamtsho was known as the Master Blaster and Koshi, a smart cricketer. They opened the batting line. Koshi started with a boundary four where on the other side Thinley got his first run after 12 dot balls. Bhutan Telecom’s Sherab got Koshi’s wicket in the 4th over with a great outswing bowl which bowled him. Then the captain of Vibes, Hem came into bat but was sent back to the pavilion after playing only two balls and it was Tandin Wangchuks stunning caught and bowled wicket. After the two quick wicket loss, the pressure was on Thinley who was on the other end to maintain the score on the board. He started his natural game i.e. to look for more boundaries and to dominate the bowlers.

Thinley ended his inning with 35 runs on his name when he was caught and bowled by Suprit. Then the hope was almost gone for the Vibes to win this match. They started to lose wickets after their loss of Thinley’s massive wicket. The game was almost over for Vibes but the entertainment came from Tsheten who was number 7 batsman hitting a gigantic two 6’s and three 4’s. Vibes inning ended at 112 runs in just 15.4 overs. Suprit was the pick of the bowler from Bhutan Telecom taking 4 for 10 runs in just 3 overs.

Result

BHUTAN TELECOM			R	B	4s	6s
Tashi Tshering	LBW  b Tsheten		4	5	1	0
Chencho Dorji	Bowled b Koshi		17	21	3	0
Dorji	Bowled b Koshi		35	26	7	0
Jigme Singye	LBW b Koshi		0	1	0	0
Dechen Wangchuk	Bowled b Koshi		0	1	0	0
Suprit	Bowled b Thinley		8	3	2	0
Tandin Wangchuk	C Thinley b Sampath		12	15	2	0
Saijo*	Not out		105	62	10	7
Shiva	C W keeper b sampath		11	6	2	0
Manoj Luitel	LBW b Sampath		16	10	4	0
Sherub	Bowled b Koshi		2	16	0	0
Extras: w 46, lb 4, b10,nb5			65
Total			275 all out off 30.3 overs

NEPAL	O	M	R	W
Thinley Jamtsho	7	0	77	1
Tsheten	2	0	26	1
Koshi	10	0	76	5
Sampath	10	0	78	2
Ashis	2	0	17	0

VIBES CC			R	B	4s	6s
Thinley Jamtsho	c&b Suprit		35	26	6	1
Koshi	Bowled b Sherub		5	10	1	0
Hem Kumar	c&b Tandin		0	2	0	0
Sampath	Bowled b Jigme		13	8	1	1
Phub Dorji	Bowled b Suprit		5	10	0	0
Tsheten	c.saijo b Dechen		24	14	3	6
Tashi Jamtsho	Bowled b Suprit		2	9	0	0
Ashish	C Jigme b Suprit		4	3	1	0
Kinley Dorji	C Tandin b Jigme		0	5	0	0
Tandin	LBW b Dechen		0	3	0	0
Sonam Dorji*	Not out		0	1	0	0
Extras: nb 1, w 14, b5,lb 4			24
Total			112 all out off 15.4 overs

BHUTAN TELECOM	O	M	R	W
Tandin Wangchuk	4	0	23	1
Sherub	3	0	23	1
Jigme Singye	4	0	12	2
Suprit	3	0	10	4
Dorji	1	0	22	0
Dechen	1	0	4	2

Vibes won the toss and elected field first.
Bhutan Telecom scored 275 runs all-out in 3o.3 overs
Vibes scored 112 runs all-out in 15.4 overs
Man of the match: Saijo for  his 105 knocked not out.

Officials
Umpires: Manoj and Bikash
Scorers: Deki and Sonam
Match referee: DS Gurung