Nepal trounces Singapore by six wickets

Kathmandu, June 22: Nepal has made a good start in the ACC Men's U16 East Zone Cricket Tournament by defeating Singapore.     

In the match held at the UKM Oval Cricket Ground in Malaysia today, Nepal secured a six-wicket victory over Singapore.     

Nepal, chasing a target of 139 runs for victory, completed it in 33.3 overs with the loss of four wickets. Opener Prasiddha Jaisi contributed the highest 55 runs. He scored 55 runs off 97 balls with the help of five fours. Rounak Shrivastav made 40 runs.     

For Singapore, Akash Teza took three wickets while Yuvan Pandey claimed one wicket. Prior to this, Singapore chose to bat first after winning the toss and scored a total of 138 runs, losing all wickets in 36.1 overs.     

Captain Riyan Nayak contributed the highest 53 runs for Singapore. Opener Ahaan Vudhanvam scored 38 runs while fellow opener Roshan Arun added 11 runs.     

For Nepal, Captain Bipin Sharma took four wickets while Sachin Bhatt claimed three wickets. Similarly, Shubham Khanal and Abhay Yadav took one wicket each.     

With this win, Nepal has collected two points. Now Nepal will play its second match against Japan on June 24.     

Ten teams are competing in the tournament held according to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) annual schedule. Nepal is in Group A' of the competition. Singapore, Indonesia, Bhutan, and Japan are in Nepal's group. Similarly, Group 'B' includes the host Malaysia along with Hong Kong, Maldives, Thailand and Myanmar. (RSS)