The U-21 team is training for the 11th South Asian Games while the national team is preparing for the ICC World Cricket League Division 5. [break]
The national squad was restricted to 92 in 19.3 overs after they elected to bat.
Skipper Paras Khadka scored 25 runs off 27 balls including three boundaries and a six. Other contributors were Shakti Gauchan (13) and Basanta Regmi (11). No other batsman could reach double-digit scores.
Chandra Saud was the pick of the U-21 bowlers who took 3/7 in three overs. Pradeep Airee took two wickets while Amrit Bhattarai and Bhuwan Karki took one wicket each.
In reply, Bhuwan struck the winning runs for U-21 in the last over bowled by Sanjam Regmi. They needed six runs off the last over, and two runs in the last ball.
Earlier, Akash Gupta topscored with 27 runs with two sixes and a four while opener Anil Mandal contributed 22. Pradeep made 16.
Basanta, Rahul BK and Sanjam took two wickets each for the national squad. The teams will compete in a 40-over contest Monday.
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