ACC Men’s Premier Cup: Nepal beat Oman to go top of Group A
Kushal Malla scored a century to help Nepal to their highest-ever 50-over score. Kathmandu, April 21 Nepal were victorious during their ACC Men’s Premier Cup match in Kathmandu on Thursday. Nepal beat Oman by 84 runs at TU Cricket Ground. Put to bat first at TU Cricket Ground, Nepal got off to the worst possible start losing both openers without a run being put on the board. Then, Bhim Sarki, Rohit Paudel and Aarif Sheikh helped steady the innings. But the real hero of Nepal’s innings was Kushal Malla who scored his maiden century ending up with 108 in only 64 balls. That and a late burst from Sompal Kami (63) and Karan KC (29) helped Nepal to reach 310, their highest score in a 50-over match. In reply, Oman could not cope with Nepal’s spinners who kept taking wickets at regular intervals. Sandeep Lamichhane picked up his 100th wicket becoming the fastest to take 100 wickets in ODIs. Lamichhane ended up with three wickets. Lalit Rajbanshi and Dipendra Singh Airee were also...