Nepal got off to a blistering start by stunning Singapore by eight wickets in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Final held at TU Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Monday.

Chasing the target of 146 runs, Nepal scored 147 runs in 16.3 overs losing two wickets.

Kushal Bhurtel scored 74 runs off 48 balls and captain Rohit Paudel scored unbeaten 35 runs off 24 balls. Similarly, Asif Sheikh contributed 26 runs off 27 balls.

Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Singapore made 145 runs losing all the wickets in allotted 20 overs.

Opener Rohan Rangarajan scored highest 46 runs off 30 balls for Singapore.

Likewise, Aryaveer Chaudhry successfully managed to score 37 runs off 26 balls.

Similarly, Manpreet Singh made 24 runs and Akshay Puri contributed unbeaten 13 runs while other players failed to score in double digits.

Abinash Bohara took three wickets for Nepal while Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC and Gulsan Jha claimed two wickets each.