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Nepal beat China by 10 wickets in World Twenty20 qualifier

Nepal beat China by 10 wickets in World Twenty20 qualifier

By THT Online

Nepali cricket team marching into the cricket ground to play fifth match against China in ICC World Twenty20 Asia Region Qualifier B in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Photo courtesy: Raman Shiwakoti

KATHMANDU: Nepal won the fifth match against China by 10 wickets in ICC World Twenty20 Asia Region Qualifier B in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today. In today's match China had set target of 27 for Nepal. Nepal in turn crossed the target in 11 balls. Nepal defeated China after clinching victory against hosts Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Bhutan. With this fifth victory in five matches Nepal have now secured 10 points while China have lost all five games. Sandeep Lamichhane has been picked as ‘Player of the Match’. Nepal will be playing against Singapore on Friday in its last match of the qualifier tournament.  ICC World Twenty20 Asia Region Qualifier B Team M W L T N/R PT NRR FOR Against 1 Nepal 5 5 0 0 0 10 7.782 468/46.2 206/88.5 2 Singapore 5 5 0 0 0 10 4.772 490/59.4 344/100.0 3 Malaysia 5 2 2 0 1 5 0.429 370/61.4 338/60.4 4 Thailand 5 2 2 0 1 5 -1.267 216/45.0 360/59.2 5 Myanmar 4 1 3 0 0 2 -2.338 151/55.5 158/31.2 6 Bhutan 5 1 4 0 0 2 -2.585 315/83.5 593/93.3 7 China 5 0 5 0 0 0 -8.432 180/100.0 191/18.4