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Nepal crushed Iran by 274 runs in the ACC U-19 Premier Cup in Malaysia on Thursday.

Chasing the target of 354 runs, Iran were bowled out for a paltry total of 79 runs.

Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Nepal made 353 runs in 40.1 overs losing all the wickets.

Captain Dev Khanal scored a century of 60 balls hitting 12 fours and four sixes. Similarly, Deepak Bohara contributed 65 runs of 59 balls with five fours and two sixes.

Likewise, Deepak Prasad Dumre made 69 runs, Dipesh Kandel 29, Akash Chand 19, Hemanta Dhami 23 and Subash Bhandari 18.

The Thunderbolts Cup that began on Sept 23 has concluded on Sunday with the host, GEMS School lifting the Champion’s Trophy with a cash prize of Rs 5,00,000 earning the highest points in 10 different athletic events and their 24 sub categories amongst an overwhelming participation of over 100 schools and 4,000 students from different regions and cities of the country.

The closing ceremony was attended by the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Dhanraj Gurung as the Guest of honor. Congratulating the winners and the participants he said, “Today’s youths are the future of the nation who will be representing the nation tomorrow in the international community. Therefore, such sports initiatives play an instrumental role in the holistic development of the youth, and the Government of Nepal is ever ready to support such initiatives.” 

Together with the winners of the sporting events, the host, GEMS School also recognised and honored various event partners with medals, souvenirs and certificates.

On behalf of the organizing school, the Sports Director, Mr. Saurav Singh expressed his gratitude to the participating schools with a hope to see them in the next Thunderbolts Cup Event in 2024.

Nepal have faced a 23-run defeat at the hands of India in the quarter finals match of the T20 Cricket Tournament held under the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China today.

Nepal, who were chasing a massive 203 run target set by India, scored 179 runs losing all the wickets. However, Nepal's performance was worth appreciating.

Dipendra Singh Airee scored highest 32 runs for Nepal.

Similarly, Kushal Bhurtel made 28 runs, Aasif Shekh 10, Kushal Malla 29, captain Rohit Poudel three and Sandip Jora 29 runs.

Likewise, Sompal Kami contributed seven, Gulshan Jha six, Karan KC 18 (not out) and Sandip Lamichhane five runs.

Ravi Bishnoi and Abhesh Khan took three wickets each for India. Likewise, Arshadeep Singh took two wickets and Sai Kishor one wicket.

Electing to bat first after winning the toss, India scored 202 runs.

Yashashwi Jaiswal scored a century. He made 100 runs off 49 balls, putting Nepal under pressure. Rituraj Gayakwad collected 25 runs, Shivan Dubey 25 and Rinku Singh an aggressive 37 runs.

Nepali bowlers Dipendra Singh Airee took two wickets and Sandip Lamichhane and Sompal Kami one each.

With this defeat, Nepal have been exited from this tournament while India have entered into semifinals.

Nepal are taking on India in the quarterfinals of the men's cricket tournament in the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Tuesday.

This is the first T20 international Nepal will be playing against cricket giant India.

Earlier last month, Nepal had played against India in the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.

In the match, Nepal had lost to India by 10 wickets.