KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 27

Nepal has defeated Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets in ICC World Cup League -2 triangular one-day international series in Dubai on Monday.

With this win, Nepal has won five consecutive games in League-2.

In the match held at Dubai International Cricket Ground in the UAE, Nepal secured the target of 204 runs posted by Papua New Guinea at the loss of 6 wickets in 45.2 overs.

Man-of-the-match Kushal Bhurtel contributed 56 runs for Nepal while Ashif Sheikh made 44 runs to chase down the target given by PNG.

Invited to bat first after losing the toss, Papua New Guinea made 203 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs.

Nepal's Gulsan Jha took three wickets while Kushal Malla took two wickets and Sompal Kami, Karan KC and Pratish GC took one wicket each.

With the victory, Nepal climbs to sixth position in the seven-team points table with 28 points in 29 matches.