KATHMANDU, April 27: Nepal clinched a thrilling victory against West Indies 'A' in the first T20 cricket match. Nepal won by 4 wickets with the help of captain Rohit Paudel's brilliant century. Chasing a target of 205 runs, Nepal achieved the target in the 20th over, sealing the win.
On behalf of Nepal, captain Rohit Paudel scored 112 off 54 balls, Dipendra Singh Airee scored 24 runs off 18 balls, Kushal Bhurtel scored 16 runs off 12 balls and Kushal Malla contributed 16 runs off 15 balls.
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On behalf of West Indies ‘A’, Obed McCoy took 2 wickets with 34 runs in 4 overs, Matthew Forde took 2 wickets and Keemo Paul took one wicket each.
Batting first after losing the toss, the visiting team posted a formidable total of 204 runs for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Captain Roston Chase led the charge with an impressive 74 runs off 46 balls, supported by Keacy Carty's 38 off 20 balls.
On behalf of Nepal, Kamal Singh Airee, Dipendra Singh Airee, Avinash Bohara and Captain Paudel claimed one wicket each.
