Oh Dear God (ODG!) Nepal is wrapped for 95 runs by Hong Kong.
KATHMANDU, Sept 4: Nepal's national cricket team's batsmen failed to score a decent total after dismal performance from its batsmen in its game against Hong Kong at UKM Cricket oval, Bangi, Malaysia. Nepal is competing in the Asia Cup Qualifiers. Nepal was all out for 95 runs in 37.5 overs.
Nepal had lost the first two games against Oman and UAE. In the two games that followed, those against Malaysia and Singapore, it secured victories. Malaysia and Singapore are Division 3 and 4 team respectively.
With its game against Hong Kong, only four batsmen, AK Sah, Paras Khadka and Gyanendra Malla were able to score double digits but couldn't cross beyond 20 runs. The remaining batsmen were dismissed under 10 runs.
Fall of wicket
1-1 (Subash Khakurel, 0.1), 23-2 (Paras Khadka, 7.6), 44-3 (Anil Sah, 15.5), 47-4 (Gyanendra Malla, 16.3), 53-5 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 17.4), 55-6 (Sagar Pun, 20.4), 58-7 (Sompal Kami, 23.5), 92-8 (Aarif Sheikh, 35.5), 95-9 (Sandeep Lamichhane, 37.1), 95-10 (Lalit Rajbanshi, 37.5)
Nepal Vs Hong Kong Head to Head
ACC Trophy (50 overs match)
September 12, 1996
Nepal – 137/10 in 49 overs
Hong Kong- 139/4 in 33.3 overs
Nepal lost the match by 6 wickets
ACC Trophy (50 overs match)
November 21, 2000
Hong Kong- 268/3 in 50 overs
Nepal-89/10 in 24 overs
Nepal lost the match by 179 runs
Richest 10 % Nepalis over 26 times wealthier than poorest 40 %
ACC Trophy (50 overs match)
August 19, 2006
Nepal-211/7 in 50 overs
Hong Kong- 124/10 in 43.3 overs
Nepal won the match by 87 runs
ACC Trophy Elite (50 overs match)
July 25, 2008
Nepal- 245/7 in 50 overs
Hong kong – 201/9 in 50 overs
Nepal won the match by 44 runs
ACC Trophy Elite (50 overs match)
March 31 ,2010
Nepal- 236/7 in 50 overs
Hong kong – 118/10 in 33.4 overs
Nepal won the match by 118 runs
ACC Trophy Elite (50 overs match)
October 9 ,2012
Nepal- 225/5 in 50 overs
Hong Kong- 100/10 in 37 overs
Nepal won the match by 125 runs
Cricket world cup qualifier ( List A)
January 19 ,2014
Nepal- 150/10 in 49.3 overs
Hong kong – 154/0 in 33.2 overs
Nepal lost the match by 10 wickets
ACC Premier league (50 overs match)
May 5 ,2014
Hong Kong – 181/10 in 41.5 overs
Nepal- 147/3 in 34.1 overs
Nepal won the match by 7 wickets (D/L method)
WCL championship (list A)
October 13, 2017
Hong Kong- 194/10 in 50 overs
Nepal-111/10 in 34.5 overs
Nepal lost the match by 83 runs
WCL Championship
October 15-16 ,2017
Match abandoned
ICC Cricket world cup qualifier
March 12 ,2018
Hong Kong- 153/10 in 48.2 overs
Nepal- 155/5 in 40.4 overs
Nepal won the match by 5 wickets