Nepali U-16 team defeats Thailand by 10 wickets

Jitendra Singh Thakuri
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Nepali U-16 side got an easy win against its opponent in the opening game of ACC U-16 Premier League. Nepal defeated Thailand by 10 wickets in the game played in Selangor Turf Club on Thursday morning.

Nepal won the toss and invited Thailand to bat first. Batting first, whole Thailand team was bundled to a score of 48 runs in 32.4 overs thanks to Jitendra Singh Thakuri’s 5 wicket haul. Off spinner Jitendra gave away only 3 runs in his 6 over spell and picked 5 wickets to get ‘Man of the match’. Anil Kharel picked up two wickets for Nepal. Ashish Pokharel, Bijay Chaudhary and Pawan Sheraff got one wicket each.

In reply to a low target, Nepali openers batted brilliantly to chase the target in 6.1 overs. Sushant Singh scored 20 runs with the help of 2 fours and two sixes and his partner Ravi Shah scored 16 runs with the help of 3 fours.

Nepal will be playing against Singapore on Friday in Kinara Oval.