ACC U-19 Asia Cup: Nepal posts target of 248 against Malaysia

KATHMANDU, JUN 24 -

Nepal has posted a target of 248 against Malaysia in their second match of the ACC U-19 Asia Cup played at Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Nepal lost eight wickets to post the target in the 50 over game. Sagar Pun scored 70 off 90 balls for Nepal. Pun smashed four boundaries and three towering sixes to score the highest score for Nepal. Rajesh Pulami Magar and opener Pradeep Airee both scored 39 runs each while another opener Subash Khakurel cracked 33 runs. Bhuvan Karki (23) and Hasim Ansari (21) stitched a valuable partnership in the dying overs to post a competitive total in the game.

Sivanantha Krishnan grabbed three wickets for Malaysia while Nazril Rahman took two and Anwar Rahman took a wicket.