Nepal, who were invited to bat after losing the toss, scored 317 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 50 overs at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur.
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Nepal has set a target of 318 runs for the top-ranked USA in the Cricket World Cup League 2 . Nepal, who were invited to bat after losing the toss, scored 317 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur .
Nepal managed to mount a good challenge after Ishan Pandey played another excellent innings. After the aggressive start of Kusal Bhurtel and Asif Sheikh, Ishan played a solid innings while Dipendra Singh Airi scored a fast half-century .
Due to which Nepal managed to make its highest score in ODIs at the Kirtipur ground . Last month, Nepal scored 310 runs for the loss of 8 wickets against Oman . Nepal fell 4 runs short of the highest score at the Kirtipur ground .
Kusal and Asif gave Nepal a great start by adding 62 runs without loss in 10 overs . In the 13th over, Shubham Ranjan broke the partnership by dismissing Kushal for 29. Kushal scored 29 runs in 39 balls, hitting 5 boundaries.
Rushil Ugarkar, who had conceded 29 runs in the first spell of his over, had Asif caught for 43 runs on a short pitch ball in the first over of the second spell. When Asif was dismissed, Nepal was 84 runs in the 19th over. Asif hit 6 fours in 57 balls. Nepal was 130-2 in 30 overs. Captain Rohit Poudel and Ishan Pandey shared a 110-run partnership for the third wicket. Milind Kumar dismissed Rohit LBW. Rohit scored 46 runs in 59 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. Ishan scored 84 runs in 83 balls with 8 fours and 1 six. This was his second half-century and highest score in 3 matches. Gulshan Jha scored 15 runs in 12 balls with 1 six. Nepal crossed the 300-run mark after Deependra Singh Airi scored a half-century in 29 balls. Deependra scored 4 fours and 1 six in 35 balls with 3 59 runs were scored. Dipendra and Sompal Kami were run out for 5 and Nandan Yadav for nil. Arif Sheikh remained unbeaten on 18 runs in 10 balls, hitting 2 sixes.
Ranjan took 3 wickets for America. He gave away 61 runs in 10 overs. Milind and Ugarkar took 1 wicket each. Ugarkar took 1 wicket and gave away 81 runs in 9 overs.
