KATHMANDU: Nepal defeated Oman by 113 runs in their second match of the triangular series under the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2.
Chasing a target of 264 runs set by Nepal, Oman were bowled out for 150 in 40 overs.
Vinayak Shukla top-scored for Oman with 77 runs off 83 balls, hitting six fours and a six, but his effort was not enough to prevent defeat. Jay Odedra contributed 25 runs off 57 balls. The pair shared an 83-run partnership for the seventh wicket off 119 balls.
Apart from opener Jatinder Singh, who scored 18 runs, no other Oman batter managed to reach double figures.
For Nepal, Sandeep Lamichhane and Nandan Yadav took three wickets each. Dipendra Singh Airee claimed two wickets, while Lalit Rajbanshi and Karan KC took one each.
Earlier, Nepal, who won the toss and elected to bat at the Al Amerat ground in Oman on Tuesday, scored 263 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 50 overs.
Former captain Rohit Paudel was Nepal’s top scorer with 61 runs off 67 balls, including three fours and a six. Paudel had scored a century in Nepal’s previous match against Canada.
Batting at number seven, Karan KC played an explosive innings, scoring 40 runs off just 16 balls before being run out on the final delivery of Nepal’s innings. He hit three consecutive sixes off Hasnain Ali in the 49th over.
Arjun Kumal added 40 runs off 59 balls, while Basir Ahmed and Dr Ishan Pandey contributed 37 runs each.
For Oman, Shah Faisal, Karan Sonawale and Shakeel Ahmed took two wickets apiece, while Hasnain Shah claimed one.