Kathmandu, July 14
Pakistan A beat Nepal by four wickets during the ACC Emerging Team’s Asia Cup being held in Sri Lanka.
Winning the toss and batting first, Nepal got off to a poor start losing six wickets by the 10th over. The Nepali batters struggled to cope with the pace bowling of Shahnawaz Dahani Muhammad Wasim as they pestered the batters with short balls which the Nepalis have struggled with since the ICC World Cup Qualifiers.
At 72 for eight, it was looking like Nepal would not reach the 100 mark but superb innings by Sompal Kami who scored 75 runs took Nepal to 179. Kami put up a 58-run stand with Pratish GC and a 49-run stand with Lalit Rajbanshi to take Nepal to a respectable score.
In reply, Pakistan A reached the total with 103 balls to spare. Despite losing regular wickets, Muhammad Tayyab Tahir and Kamran Ghulam helped take Pakistan A home as the Nepali bowlers did not look threatening.
Nepal will take on India A on July 17.
