In the match in Guwahati, Nepal scored 64 runs for the loss of 3 wickets and after the rain stopped the match, Assam Duckworth won by Lewis rule.
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Nepal 'A' was defeated by 15 runs in the first friendly match against Assam on Thursday. After Nepal 'A' won the toss, Assam was invited to bat and scored 190 runs after losing 8 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs.
Assam cricket team won on the basis of Duckworth-Lewis method after the rain stopped the game when Nepal came to answer at the ACA CA ground Phulung in Guwahati and scored 64 runs after losing 3 wickets.
When the rain stopped the game, Shubh Kanskar scored 33 off 21 balls and Sandeep Zora scored 2 runs off 2 balls at the crease. Shubh hit 3 fours and 2 sixes. Ishan Pandey 1, captain Anil Shah hit 4 fours off 14 balls for 20 and Pawan Sarraf scored 6 runs off 9 balls. Mrinmoy Dutt, Abhinav Chaudhary and Abhilash Gogoi of Assam took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, Assam made a huge total by adding 51 runs in the last 2 overs. Assam's Abhinav and Akash Sengupta scored 31 runs with 4 sixes and 1 four against Akash Chand in the 19th over and 20 runs with 3 sixes against Sagar Dhakal in the 20th over. Abhinav scored 26 runs in 7 balls and Akash remained unbeaten with 24 runs in 8 balls.
From Assam, Sumit Kashyap scored 22, captain Sumit Ghadigavonkar scored 34 off 16 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes, Sahil Jain scored 17, Abhilas and Ayushman Malakar scored 13 and Rohit Sen scored 24 runs. From Nepal Akash Chand spent 52 runs in 4 overs for 3 and Kamalsingh Airy for 35 in 4 overs and Vivek Yadav spent 32 runs in 4 overs for 2-2 and Adil Alam Ansari spent 13 runs in 2 overs and took 1 wicket.
Nepal 'A' will play the second match against Assam on Friday. 3 out of 5 Twenty20 matches will be played under flood lights at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. In the 2020 edition of Indian Premier League cricket, Rajasthan Royals used Guwahati as their second home ground and played against Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders at that ground.
