Nepal defeated Hong Kong by nine wickets in the ICC U19 World Cup Asia Qualifier on Wednesday.
In the match held at the Lower Mulpani Cricket Ground, Hong Kong, who were invited to bat first after losing the toss, posted 115 runs.
Set 116 to win, Nepal achieved that target for the loss of one wicket in 12. 3 overs.
Nepal's opening duo Shahil Patel and Neeraj Kumar Yadav shared a 50-run partnership in five overs. Patel and Yadav shared a 55-run partnership for the first wicket.
Patel, who remained unbeaten, top-scored for Nepal with 42 runs off 41 balls hitting eight boundaries.
Along with him, captain Naren Bhatta scored unbeaten 39 runs.
Sayan Puri claimed the only wicket for Hong Kong.
Earlier, Hong Kong scored 115 runs in 46. 2 overs losing all the wickets.
Captain Shiva Mathur top-scored for Hong Kong with 63 runs off 116 balls with four boundaries and one six.
Opener Arya Panjwani scored 13, Thomas Hodson 10 and Veer Mathur 12 while other batters failed to score in double digits.
Yuvaraj Khatri took four wickets, Bipin Sharma three, Santosh Yadav two and Ashok Dhami one wicket.
In the first match, Nepal thrashed the UAE by five runs and Hong Kong by eight wickets in the second match.
