Nepal 'A' defeats the USA

Kathmandu, May 8: In the one-day cricket match played at Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kathmandu on Friday, Nepal 'A' defeated the USA by three wickets.

Nepal was given the target of 263 runs by the US.  Nepal met the target with five balls to spare.

For Nepal's victory, Mayan Yadav played brilliantly with 72 runs in 80 balls, securing strong position to the team. His innings recorded four fours and two sixes.

Earlier, Nepal's opener Tritraj Das made 23 runs and captain Anil Shah contributed 27 runs. Dev Khanal was out for 17 runs, while Sandip Jora secured 36 runs from middle order. Kushal Malla made 33 runs.

The match featured explosive batting by Pawan Sarraf. He made a four and two sixes leading to unbeaten 24 off 15 balls. Deepak Dumre was unbeaten on two runs when Nepal secured the target in 49.1 overs for the loss of seven wickets. (RSS)