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T20 Series: Nepal beats USA by 17 runs

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Nepal has defeated the USA in the first T20 Series by 17 runs. In the match played at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, the team USA managed just 147 runs by losing seven wickets in 20 overs against the target of 165 runs posted by Nepal.
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KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Nepal has defeated the USA in the first T20 Series by 17 runs. In the match played at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, the team USA managed just 147 runs by losing seven wickets in 20 overs against the target of 165 runs posted by Nepal.


Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee took three wickets while Karan KC, Rijan Dhakal and Gulsan Jha each took one wicket.


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Batting first, Nepal posted 164 runs by losing nine wickets in 20 overs. Nepal's Captain Rohit Poudel contributed the highest 49 runs for Nepal's victory while Dipendra made 28 runs. 


Likewise, Asif Sheikh and Anil Shah contributed 27 runs each. 


For the USA, Shayan Jahangir made the highest score for the team by contributing 60 runs.  


Nepal and the USA are scheduled to play three T20 matches. Both Nepal and the USA will now participate in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League-2.


 

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