Nepal Lost against West Indies by 101 Runs
Nepal has lost to West Indies by 101 runs in their third match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at the Harare Sports Club. Nepal won the toss and decided to bowl first. Karan KC once again struck early as he sent Kyle Mayers in his first over.
With the ball was having a great swing, the West Indies batters were very cautious as Johnson Charles was caught behind off the bowling of Gulshan Jha. Shai Hope and opener Brandon King tried to settle the innings but King’s weakness against spin was once again his downfall as he was bowled by leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane.
The innings then took a turn as Hope and Nicholas Pooran started to play attacking strokes. Pooran was dropped twice by Aasif Sheikh and made Nepal pay as she smashed the ball to all parts of the ground to score his second-century finish with 115 of 94 balls.
In reply, Nepal got off to a horrible start as Kushal Burtel and Bhim Sarki were back in the dugout by the fifth over. Aasif Sheikh and Rohit Paudel soon followed.
Aarif Sheikh and Gulshan Jha showed some fight but the total proved too much for the associate nation as Nepal were restricted to 238 runs. Jason Holder was the pick of the bowlers as he took three wickets for 34 runs and trouble the batters throughout the game. Nepal will play against Netherlands on June 24.
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