Under the ICC World Cup Cricket League-2, the Nepali team achieved a great win against America on Saturday. In the game where the Nepali bowlers dominated the American batsmen, opener Kushal Bhurtel was the hero in the batting. Bhurtel, who had been in poor form and was benched in the last few games, got a chance today and replied with a century, scoring 120 runs. America, who started batting after winning the toss at the start of the day, was limited to 195 runs in 43 overs and 3 balls at the Tribhuvan Cricket Ground. For America, opener Smit Patel scored the highest 84 runs. At one point, the American team was in a state of 122-1 and seemed to be heading towards a 300-run mark. After that, the Nepali bowlers and fielders made a brave comeback and were able to all-out America for 195 runs in the 44th over.
In which Vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee took 4, Sompal Kami took 2, and Sandeep Lamichhane and Gulshan Jha took one wicket each, and two wickets were taken through run-out. After stopping America at a normal score, Nepali openers Kushal and Aasif Sheikh prepared a strong foundation for the win by sharing 145 runs for the first wicket. In this sequence, Kushal scored a century, while the other opener Aasif played a half-century inning and added 58 runs. After Aasif was out, Nishan Pandey, who came to the field, helped Kushal until the end and contributed to the win.
In the 50-over game, Nepal achieved the target in just 36.4 overs. This win will boost the confidence of the home team, which lost the first game to Scotland in the ongoing series. Now, Nepal will play against Scotland again on Monday.
