ACC Men’s Premier Cup: Nepal beat Hong Kong by eight wickets

Nepal defeated Hong Kong by eight wickets in their third match under the ACC Men’s Premier Cup on Monday.

In the match held at Al-Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman, Nepal achieved the target of 115 runs set by Hong Kong in 12. 2 overs.

Asif Sheikh scored highest 40 runs for Nepal while Kushal Bhurtel returned to pavilion scoring 32 runs.

Anshuman Rath scored highest 34 runs for Hong Kong, wicketkeeper Zeeshan Ali contributed 14 runs and captain Nizakat Khan and Ehsan Khan made 12 and 11 runs respectively. Other batters failed to score in double digits.

Abhinas Bohara claimed three wickets, Dipendra Singh Aire and Lalit Rajbansi took two wickets each and Karan KC picked one wicket.

The match was reduced to 18 overs due to the rain.

This is Nepal’s third consecutive victory.

Nepal defeated Malaysia by five wickets in the first match and Qatar by 32 runs in the second match.