Kathmandu, April 18
Nepal and Hong Kong have become victorious in their opening games of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup being held in Kathmandu.
Nepal beat Malaysia by six wickets at TU Cricket Ground while Hong Kong beat Singapore by seven wickets at Mulpani Cricket Ground.
Winning the toss, Malaysia elected to bat first but were restricted to a below-par score of 235 losing nine wickets. In reply, Nepal chased down the total with relative ease thanks to brilliant innings from Kushal Malla and Bhim Sarki, who scored 70 and 71 respectively.
In the other game, Honk Kong put Singapore to bat first and restricted them to 174. The total was chased down with relative ease thanks to an unbeaten century by Babar Hayat and a half-century by captain Nizakat Khan.
Kuwait will play UAE at TU Cricket Ground and Oman will take on Qatar at Mulpani Cricket Ground under the ACC Men’s Premier Cup on Wednesday.
