Nepal Sets 124-Run Target for Italy in ICC T20 World Cup Match

Kathmandu. Nepal has set a target of 124 runs for Italy in the ICC T20 World Cup. Nepal, playing its second match at the Wankhede Stadium in India on Wednesday, was all out in 19.3 overs, scoring 123 runs. Although Nepal showed an excellent performance against England in the first match, they could not avoid defeat, and today they appeared weak in batting.

Nepal, which batted first after losing the toss in the match that started at 3:30 PM, was under pressure from the beginning, lost wickets continuously, and could not build any significant partnership.

Italy's Krishan Kalugamage bowled excellently, taking 3 wickets. After he dismissed Gulshan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airee, and Captain Rohit Paudel, Nepal's middle order came under pressure.

None of the Nepali batters managed to score a half-century. Arif Sheikh scored the highest runs with 27 runs off 24 balls. Captain Rohit Paudel made 23 runs off 14 balls, and Aasif Sheikh made 20 runs off 20 balls.

Lokesh Bam, who performed brilliantly against England in the previous match, was limited to just 3 runs off 5 balls today. Gulshan Jha made 3 runs off 4 balls, while Nandan Yadav was run out for zero. Dipendra Singh Airee scored 17 runs off 18 balls. Sandeep Lamichhane returned to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs off 7 balls.

Despite the poor performance of the batters, all-rounder Karan KC showed some fight. Remaining not out, he scored 18 runs off 11 balls. Lalit Rajbanshi, as the last wicket, faced 2 balls and was run out for zero. Opener Kushal Malla was also out for 5 runs.