Nepal gave India a target of 168 runs

July 17, 2023 | 17:30:05

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In their second match of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup cricket tournament, Nepal set a target of 168 runs to the India ‘A’ team on Monday. The match is being played at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka.

Nepal won the toss and decided to bat first. The Nepali team, who had a disappointing start to the innings, managed to score only 167 runs before being bowled out in 39.2 overs. Nepal lost Lalit Rajwanshi as the last wicket. His wicket was taken by Nisant Sindhu. Lalit’s catch was taken by Sindhu himself. Kishore Mahato remained unbeaten on two runs.

Captain Rohit Paudel contributed 65 runs for Nepal. Gulsan Jha scored 38 runs. Nepal got 13 extra runs. Indian bowler Nisant Sindhu took four wickets. Rajbadhan Hangargekar took three wickets. Harshit Rana took two wickets. Another wicket was taken by Manav Suthar. Nepal’s opening batsman Kushal Bhurtel was dismissed in the second ball of the first over. He returned to the pavilion for zero runs. Nepal had not even opened an account when he was out. He was dismissed lbw by Indian bowler Harshit Rana.

Asif Sheikh returned to the pavilion as the second wicket. He was dismissed on a personal score of seven runs. He was caught by Rajbadhan Hangargekar through wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel. When Asif got out in 5.1 overs, Nepal’s score was 27 runs. Nepal lost Dev Khanal as the third wicket. Before getting out, he scored 15 runs in 21 balls with the help of three fours. Rajbadhan also took his wicket. Rajbadhan had him caught by Rian Parag. When Dev got out, Nepal scored 30 runs in 7.2 overs.

Nepal gave India a target of 168 runs, Nepal lost Bhim Sarki as the fourth wicket. Bheem returned to the pavilion scoring four runs. He was bowled by Harshit Rana. When Bhim got out, Nepal scored 35 runs in 8.5 overs. Nepal lost Kushal Malla as the fifth wicket. He could not even open an account. He was caught by Rajbadhan Hangargekar by Abhishek Sharma. When Kushal Mall got out, Nepal scored 37 runs in 9.6 overs.

Nepal’s Sompal Kami was dismissed as the sixth wicket. He faced 39 balls and scored 14 runs. He was dismissed lbw by Mavan Suthar. Captain Rohit Paudel and Sompal shared 53 runs for the sixth wicket. When Sompal got out, Nepal scored 90 runs in 23.6 overs. Nepali team captain Rohit Paudel returned to the pavilion scoring 65 runs as the seventh wicket. He faced 85 balls and hit seven fours. His wicket was taken by Nishant Sindhu. Sindhu had him caught by Dhruv Jurel. When Rohit got out, Nepal scored 144 runs in 33.2 overs.

Nepal gave India a target of 168 runs for win

Before that, Rohit completed his half-century in the 28th over. He scored a half-century when the team was in a difficult position. He faced 64 balls in the 28th over and completed 50 runs with the help of 6 fours. Rohit and Gulsan Jha shared 54 runs for the seventh wicket. Nepal lost Gulsan Jha as the eighth wicket. He scored 38 runs in 30 balls with the help of two sixes and two fours. His wicket was taken by Nisant Sindhu. Sindhu had him caught by Dhruv Jurel. When Gulson got out, Nepal scored 162 runs in 35.1 overs.

As the ninth wicket, Nepal lost Pawan Sarraf. Pawan was out scoring 6 runs. He was caught by Nisant Sindhu by Rajbadhan Hangargekar. When Pawan got out, Nepal scored 163 runs in 37.2 overs.