KATHMANDU, Mar 12: Nepali bowlers took timely wickets to limit Hong Kong to 153 runs in 48.2 over. Nepal has thereby received 154 runs as target, an achievable number for Nepali team.
Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets, Basanta Regmi and Karan KC took two each while Sompal Kami and Lalit Raj Banshi took one wicket each to curb Hong Kong to 153 runs.
Hong Kong, the Pearl of the Orient, will shine again
Nizakat Khan scored 47 runs, the highest in the Hong Kong innings.
Fall of wicket : 1-24 (C Carter, 6.2 ov), 2-53 (Babar Hayat, 11.2 ov), 3-56 (Anshuman Rath, 12.4 ov), 4-58 (Shahid Wasif, 14.3 ov), 5-85 (Simandeep Singh, 22.3 ov), 6-106 (Nizakat Khan, 29.4 ov), 7-108 (Tanwir Afzal, 30.4 ov), 8-110 (Aizaz Khan, 34.3 ov), 9-142 (Ehsan Nawaz, 46.1 ov), 10-153 (Ehsan Khan, 48.2 ov)