Nepali U-19 loses practice match

KATHMANDU, July 29: Nepali U-19 cricket team, which reached Australia on Saturday to participate in the U-19 World Cup starting from August 4, lost its first practice match on Sunday against a local team in Darwin.



Northern Territory (NT) Strike Senior Team thrashed Nepali U-19 by 98 runs in the practice match. Nepal elected to field and the local team put up 281/7 in 50 overs. In reply, Nepal was all out for 183 runs. Naresh Budhaayer scored 53 runs while Faizlur Rahman added 50 runs.[break]



 "According to our team manager Kiran Rana, Faizlur had picked injury while fielding but he succeeded in scoring a half-century," said Assistant Coach Jagat Tamata. He will leave Kathmandu on August 3.

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