Kathmandu, Feb. 20 -- The second edition of Jay Trophy, Nepal's only multi-day domestic tournament, kicked off with a century by Bhim Sharki at the TU International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur on Friday.

Sharki's ton helped his team Tribhuvan Army Club take a 47-run lead at the end of the second innings against Nepal Police Club.

Army had won the toss and skipper Binod Bhandari elected to field first. Aakash Chand opened the bowling attack for Army and bowled a maiden in the first over with Kushal Bhurtel on the striker's end for Police, the defending champions.

It took Bhurtel, who also opens for the Nepal men's senior team, 16 balls to get his first run.

However, it was not only Bhurtel who was a victim of Army's disciplined bowling...