Nepal Premier League has started from 30th November. But, Shikhar Dhawan played his first match on 2 December. Shikhar Dhawan is part of Karnali Yaks in Nepal’s T20 league. Karnali Yaks batted first in the match against Janakpur Bolts on 2 December. Shikhar Dhawan, who had opened for India, started the innings for the team. However, his opening pair with Nepalese batsman Dev Khanal did not prove to be anything special.
Shikhar Dhawan out on the score of 21 runs
The first wicket of Karnal Yaks fell for just 8 runs. Dev was out after scoring 1 run. After his dismissal, Chadwick Walton came to support Dhawan. But, there could be only a partnership of 13 runs between these two for the second wicket. Karnal Yaks got its second blow on the score of 21 runs. And, this time the batsman who got out was Shikhar Dhawan.
Dhawan scored 14 runs in 14 balls
The left-handed Indian opener scored 14 runs facing 14 balls in his first innings played in the Nepal Premier League. Meaning his strike rate was 100. Shikhar Dhawan is the biggest name of cricket playing in this Nepal Premier League. In such a situation, all eyes were on him. But he could not perform that well.
Babar’s bat failed
Babar Azam is not playing in Nepal Premier League but the batsman named after him Babar Hayat is definitely playing. However, like with Babar Azam, there is an issue of strike rate in T20. The exact same problem was seen in Babar Hayat’s batting in the Nepal Premier League. Playing at a strike rate of just 48, he scored 12 runs in 25 balls.
Dhawan’s team scored 141 runs in 20 overs
Talking about the overall batting of Karnal Yaks, playing first they scored 141 runs in 20 overs and set a target of 142 runs for Janakpur Bolts. Gulshan Jha’s 36 runs in 27 balls and captain Sompal Kami’s 29 runs in 13 balls had a big contribution in taking Karnal Yaks to this point.