Dhangadhi, Feb. 20 -- CYC Attariya coasted to a seven-wicket win over Kathmandu Goldens to finish atop the Dhangadhi Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament standings with eight points on Tuesday.

On the pitch on Tuesday, last year's runner-up team lead by national team vice captain Gyanendra Malla suffered their first defeat of the tournament having been bowled out for a lowly 75 runs in 20 overs. Attariya overcame the total for the loss of three wickets in 17 overs. Goldens were in a dire strait after losing openers Gaurav Tomar (1) and Anil Sah (5) to be 6-2 in the second over. Only a dogged innings from skipper Malla helped them avoid a total embarrassment. Malla top scored for his team with a painstaking 32 off 49 balls with just...