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Nepal defeated Bahrain by seven wickets to register their second victory in a row in the ACC Men's U19 Premier Cup in Malaysia on Sunday.

Chasing a meager target of 78 runs, Dev Khanal and Arjun Kumal scored 32 runs each off 27 balls with four boundaries and one six and off 31 balls with five fours respectively to achieve comfortable victory.

Nepal reached the target in 11. 4 overs at the loss of three wickets. 

In their first match, Nepal had thrashed Iran by a wide margin of 274 runs.

For Bahrain, Anas Obaid Syed took three wickets.

Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Bahrain scored 77 runs in 37.5 overs losing all wickets.

Muhammad Basil scored highest 34 off 77 balls with two sixes and two fours. However, other players could not score double digits for the team.

For Nepal, Dipesh Kandel claimed six wickets while Durgesh Gupta four.

Nepal will play their third match against Saudi Arabia on October 19.

Top three winners in the tournament will qualify for the ACC Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan in December.

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.