Kathmandu, Dec. 11 -- Finishing third and fourth in the points table has its perks in the Nepal Premier League. The two teams qualify for the playoffs and face each other in the Eliminator, a pathway to compete for the title.

Thus, on Wednesday, neither of the two teams-Kathmandu Gorkhas and Lumbini Lions-wanted to lose, as both were eager to progress forward, to reach Qualifier 2, and keep their hopes for the title alive. But only one team could win, and by the end of the match, it was the Lions who kept their journey alive in the second season of the NPL.

It was the second time in the season that the two teams were playing. The first time they met, in the league stage on November 25, the Gorkhas were victorious by 22 runs. And there w...