PNG Beat Nepal by 2 wicket

KATHMANDU: Papua New Guinea defeated Nepal by two wickets in their ICC World Cricket League Championship played in Abu Dhabi of UAE Today. PNG chased down a modest 233 run target set by Nepal with 3 balls to spare.

The ICC World Cricket League Championship, which is the pathway for participating teams to play in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier and subsequently have a chance to qualify for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, is an elite 50 over competition played between leading Associate and Affiliate members.

Earlier, NepalI Captain paras khadka had won the toss and elected to bat first. They lost opener Anil  Mandal for the very first ball of the game. Sagar Pun too fell on the eighth over on 10. After Gyanendra Malla (23) and Paras Khadka (6) both returned to pavilion cheaply, Khakurel and Bheswakar both lifted their side from 86 for four to finish with a competitive total at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

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