According to CAN XI coach Binod Das, Nepal bundled out Uttarakhand for 187 runs in 36.3 overs and met the target in 39.4 overs losing eight wickets.
Uttarakhand XI elected to bat and made a brilliant start scoring 75 runs in 15 overs without losing any wicket. CAN XI got its first breakthrough courtesy of a brilliant runout by Baskota and Mahendra Chand.
Uttarakhand XI suffered a mini collapse and was at 102/4 in 23 overs. Shakti Gauchan bowled a superb spell taking two wickets during that period. Uttarakhand recovered a bit and reached 163/4 in 29 overs but Chandra Sawad bowled an excellent second spell to take five wickets in 3.3 overs giving away 16 runs to bundle out Uttarakhand for 187 runs in 36.3 overs. Sawad finished with a bowling figure of 7.3-0-36-5.
In reply, Nepal failed to make a good start as it lost Pradeep Airee for naught when the team´s score was 10. Naresh Budhayer joined opener Anil Mandal (29 runs) at the center and they put up 50 runs in 14 overs. Nepal looked in trouble at 93/3 in 24 overs but Binod Bhandari came in and smashed 33 runs in no time.
Once he got out at 134, Nepal suffered a double blow as Budhayer and Mahendra Chand were run-out in the same over. Budhayer scored 54 runs off 76 balls. From 134/3, Nepal slipped to 140/6. However, Shakti Gauchan (19) and Bhuwan Karki (22) ensured a two-wicket victory for Nepal in 39.4 overs.
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