Nepal defeats Oman by 150 runs

Kathmandu–Nepal defeated Oman by 150 runs in fourth match under ICC Asia U-19 World Cup Qualifier held at Selangor Truf Club of Malaysia today.

Invited to bat first after losing the toss, Nepal made 229 runs in 43.2 overs by losing all wickets. In response, Oman was limited to 79 runs in 44.1 overs losing all wickets.

Captain Rohit Kumar Poudel scored the highest 75 runs for Nepal while Pratish GC, Bhim Sarki, Avishek Basnet and Rit Gautam gathered 41, 39, 15 and 10 runs respectively.

Pawan Sarraf took three wickets while Surya Tamang and Pratish GC took two wickets each. This is the third win for Nepal in the four games it has played so far under ICC Asia U-19 World Cup Qualifier. Nepal will play with Kuwait in the final match on April 18.

The winner team would participate in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 taking place in South Africa. ---

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