Nepal suffers 5-wicket defeat against Canada in ICC World Cup League 2
Chasing a target of 182 runs, Canada reached 186 runs in 42 overs with the loss of 5 wickets.
KATHMANDU: Nepal faced another defeat in their third match of the ICC World Cup League 2 in Canada. In the match concluded on Monday morning, the home team Canada defeated Nepal by 5 wickets.
Chasing a target of 182 runs, Canada reached 186 runs in 42 overs with the loss of 5 wickets. Half-centuries from Navneet Dhaliwal and Pragat Singh helped Canada secure an easy win.
Earlier, Nepal won the toss and opted to bat first, but were all out for just 181 runs in 46.1 overs. Sandeep Lamichhane was the top scorer for Nepal with 49 runs off 48 balls, hitting five boundaries and a six. This marked the best batting performance of Sandeep’s ODI career.
In the ongoing triangular series, Nepal will face Oman on Monday. Canada leads the 8-team League 2 with 14 points, while Nepal, with just 2 points from 7 matches, sits second from the bottom. Oman has 5 points from 6 matches.
