Nepal was defeated by 45 runs by Northern Territory Strike the previous day as well.
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Nepal suffered its second consecutive defeat in the Top End T20 cricket tournament. Nepali national team lost by 32 runs against Bangladesh 'A' on Saturday in the tournament being held in Darwin, Australia. Nepal was defeated by 45 runs by Northern Territory Strike the previous day as well.
At Marara Cricket Ground-2, Bangladesh 'A' won the toss and batted first, losing 6 wickets and scored 186 runs in the scheduled 20 overs. Opener Jisan Aslam scored 73 runs. He hit 4 fours and 5 sixes in 46 balls. He and Mohammad Naim put on 62 runs in the first 7 overs to give Bangladesh a great start. Naim scored 25 runs with 2 fours and 1 six in 18 balls.
Saif Hasan was dismissed for 11 runs. Afif Hasan scored an unbeaten 48 off 23 balls with 8 fours. From Nepal, Region Dhakal took 2 wickets for 34 runs in 3 overs and Karan KC, Nandan Yadav and Sandeep Lamichhane took 1 wicket each.
Kushal Malla scored unbeaten 59 runs but in reply, Nepal lost 7 wickets and scored only 154 runs. The previous day against Northern Territory, Nepal lost 8 wickets and scored only 135 runs. Kushal, who returned to the Nepali team from Australia tour, hit 6 fours and 1 six while playing 47 balls.
Opener Kushal Bhurtel was dismissed for 12 with 3 fours in 7 balls and Asif Shaikh hit 1 four and six in 24 balls for 28 runs. Lokesh Bam scored 15 off 10 balls with 3 fours, Captain Rohit Paudel scored 10 runs off 13 balls with 2 fours. Dipendra Singh Airi 1, Karan 6 and Gulshan Jha were out for nil. Nandan played 9 balls and scored 14 runs with 2 fours. Rakibul Hasan of Bangladesh 'A' took 3 wickets after spending only 18 runs in 4 overs and Hasan Mahmud took 2 wickets after spending 36 runs in 4 overs. Nepal will play their third match against Melbourne Stars on Monday.
