ACC Men's U19 Premier Cup: Nepal thrash Bahrain by seven wickets

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.