Kathmandu, October 3
Nepal has defeated Oman in the tri-nation T-20 series underway in Canada. Nepal won the match by 56 runs in King City, Canada on Wednesday night. Chasing the target of 158 runs by Nepal, Oman were bowled out for 101 runs in 19.5 overs.
Oman’s Zeeshan Maqsood scored top with 35 runs while Aqib Ilyas made 22. Earlier, Nepal scored 157 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Captain Rohit Poudel led Nepal to a 56-run victory over Oman in the series. Rohit and Sandeep Lamichhane took two wickets each.
Put to bat first after losing the toss, Nepal scored 157 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.
Captain Poudel scored 56 runs off 44 balls with two fours and four sixes. Opener Anil Saha made 11 runs, Asif Sheikh (16), Dev Khanal (18), Dipendra Singh Airee (1), Gulshan Jha (2) and Kushal Bhurtel (11).
