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Karnali Yaks set a target of 167 runs against Chitwan Rhinos in the second match of the second edition of Nepal Premier League (NPL) on Tuesday.

In the match held at the Tribhuvan International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Karnali, having lost the toss and invited to bat first, scored a total of 166 runs for the loss of three wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Opener Priyank Panchal gave the highest contribution of 90 runs for Karnali. He missed scoring a century by 10 runs.

Playing in the NPL for the first time, Panchal scored the highest 90 runs with the help of seven fours and six sixes off 48 balls. He has become the second player in this edition to score a half-century.

Similarly, for Karnali, Max O'Dowd scored 20 runs hitting one four off 30 balls. Mark Watt scored 16 with a four off 21 balls, Pawan Sarraf remained unbeaten on 27, and Najibullah Zadran remained unbeaten on four runs.

Currently, Chitwan Rhinos are batting in response against Karnali Yaks.

The Netherlands confirmed their place at the 2026 World Cup with a comfortable home victory over Lithuania, BBC reported.

The unbeaten Dutch were as good as there anyway, going into the final day three points above Poland with a superior goal difference of 13.

All four of the Netherlands' goalscorers were Premier League players - the first time that has happened in a game.

Manchester City midfielder Tijjani Reijnders lashed them into a 16th-minute lead, according to BBC.

Germany secured a place at next year's World Cup by crushing Slovakia 6-0 in their final qualifier on Monday, pummeling them into submission with four goals in the first half, and sending their opponents into a playoff in March, Reuters reported.

The four-time world champions, who crashed out in the first round of the last two editions of the World Cup, finished top of their group on 15 points, with the Slovaks second on 12.

The Czech Republic dismantled Gibraltar in their final World Cup qualifier on Monday, cruising to a 6-0 win and a second-place finish in Group L that brings a playoff spot for next year's tournament in Mexico, Canada and the U.S, Reuters reported. 

The hosts notched five first-half goals with David Doudera scoring in the fifth minute when his first-time effort from Tomas Chory's pass found the bottom right corner.

Chory, Vladimir Coufal, Adam Karabec and captain Tomas Soucek also netted in a dominant opening period, according to Reuters.