West Indies A sets Nepal target of 161 runs in second T20 match

KATHMANDU: West Indies A sets Nepal a target of 161 runs in the second T20 match of the series.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, West Indies A managed to score 160 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Despite a shaky start, West Indies A presented a modest target by adding 41 runs in the last two overs.

West Indies scored 19 runs in the 19th over and added 22 runs in the final over.

Gudakesh Motie contributed 33 runs off 8 balls before being bowled out, while Matthew Ford added 11 runs off 6 balls.

Earlier, opener Johnson Charles was dismissed after scoring 11 runs, leading to the departure of another opener, Alick Athanaze, who managed only 6 runs.

Andre Fletcher scored 43 runs, while Bonner Pyan contributed 23 and Keacy Carty was out for 10 runs. Kieran Powell and Hayden Walsh Jr. added 8 and 9 runs respectively.

For Nepal, Sagar Dhakal and Kushal Bhurtel took two wickets each, while Sompal Kami and Dipendra Singh Airee claimed one wicket each.

Nepal will now bat in response.

In the previous match, Nepal chased down a target of 205 runs to win by 4 wickets.