Dhangadhi, Feb. 22 -- Abinash Bohora bowled a decisive last over defending five runs as Rupandehi Challengers threw away a comfortable winning position losing to Mahendranagar United to stay alive in Dhangadhi Premier League title hunt on Thursday.

In an Eliminator game - the closest game of the tournament so far - at the Fapla Cricket Ground, United made 115-9 in 20 overs. Binod Bhandari and Pradeep Airee led the fightback for Challengers steering the team to convincing victory before Bohora held his nerves to restrict the opponents to 114-9 from their 20.

Challengers were still in the driving seat despite losing Bhandari in the penultimate over from Sagar Dhakal who was hit for 13 runs as five runs were needed in the last over. But th...