Chasing a target of 272 runs set by Nepal for victory, the US achieved the target in 49 overs, losing six wickets.
Nepal lost to the United States in the ICC World Cup Cricket League-2 match held on Saturday. Nepal lost to the United States by four wickets in the match held at the ICC Academy in Dubai.
Chasing a target of 272 runs set by Nepal for victory, the US achieved the target in 49 overs for the loss of six wickets. Saityaja Mukamalla contributed the most with 75 runs for the US. He scored 75 runs in 101 balls with the help of two fours and a six. Similarly, Milind Kumar scored 70 runs in 66 balls.
Shain Jahangir scored 36, Monang Patel 21, Subham Ranjan 19 and Smit Patel scored 16 runs. For Nepal, Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets while Gulshan Jha, Karan KC and Nandan Yadav took one wicket each.
Earlier, Nepal, who were invited to bat first after losing the toss, scored 271 runs in the stipulated 49.5 overs. Nepal's Dipendra Singh scored the highest with 75 runs. He hit two fours and three sixes in 67 balls. Similarly, Karan KC contributed 49 runs in 31 balls with two fours and three sixes. Kushal Bhurtel scored 47, Bhim Sarki scored 43 and captain Rohit Poudel scored 36.
For America, Harmit Singh took three wickets, while Saurabh Netrabhalkar and Noshthus Kenjige took two wickets each. Similarly, Jasdeep Singh and Shubham Ranjane took one wicket each.
This is Nepal's third consecutive defeat in the ongoing tournament. Nepal was defeated by America by 106 runs in the first match and by UAE by five wickets in the second match. America, which has won its third consecutive match in the ongoing series, is at the top of the League-2 table. America has collected 34 points from 23 matches. Nepal is at the seventh position with 12 points from 19 matches.
