Nepal chased Kenya’s 107 in 19.2 overs with captain Prithu Baskota topscoring with 31 not out. Earlier, man of the match Avinash Karn and Krishna Karki each grabbed three wickets to bowl out Kenya for a lowly total.[break]
Electing to field first, Nepal began well with two pacers bowling splendidly. Kenya was 35/6 in 13 overs. It seemed the team that won both of its earlier matches won’t reach 100, but sensible 40 from I Karim took them a respectable total.
Spinners Bhuwan Karki and Rahul Vishwokarma took two each to end Kenya innings in 48.5 overs.
In reply, D Allan took 3 wickets in 3 overs to put Kenya back into game, but some wayward bowling by his teammates and sensible batting from Nepali batsmen put them on bay.
Allan finished with 4/38 in his 8 overs before Nepal raced to an easy victory. Apart from Prithu, Naresh Budayer (18), Subash Khakurel and Pradeep Airee (both 12) scored for Nepal.
It was Nepal’s second win in three matches and will meet Vanuatu on Monday at YMCA Ground.
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