Kathmandu, Jan 31: Bangladesh have defeated Nepal by five wickets in the match held in the Super Six of the ICC U-19 World Cup cricket tournament.
Bangladesh managed to chase a modest target of 170 runs posted by Nepal with just losing five wickets in 25.2 overs. Bangladesh’s Ariful Islam top scored with 59 runs. He remained unbeaten. Likewise, Jisan Alam scored 55 runs.
Nepal’s bowlers could not restrict the Bangladeshi batsmen. However, Subash Bhandari took all five wickets.
Earlier, Nepal scored 169 runs in 49.5 overs after batting first. Decided to bat first after winning the toss in the match held at Bloemfontein of South Africa on Wednesday, Nepal put up a par score with only Bishal Bikram KC in the scoring board with the highest 48 runs. Nepal was all out in 49.5 overs.
Similarly, captain Dev Khanal scored 35 runs, Subash Bhandari scored 18 and Arjun Kumal scored 14 runs.
For the bowling side, Rohanat Dowlah Borsan took four wickets, Sheikh Pravez Jiwan three wickets and Iqbal Hussain Imon, Maruf Mridha and Zeeshan Alam took one wicket each. #Nepal
