KATHMANDU: Nepal suffered a 24-run defeat against Canada in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 match.
Chasing a target of 257 runs, Nepal was bowled out for 232 in 46 overs.
Arjun Kumal top-scored for Nepal with 87 runs off 112 balls, but the team failed to build significant partnerships to reach the target.
Dipendra Singh Airee contributed 27 runs, while Gulshan Jha added 21. For Canada, Sukhjinder Singh took 3 wickets, while Shreyas Movva and Kaleem Sana claimed 2 wickets each.
Earlier, Canada batted first and posted 256 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 50 overs.
Yuvraj Samra led the Canadian innings with a century, scoring 105 runs off 117 balls. Aaron Johnson added 36 runs, and Harsh Thaker scored 34.
Lalit Rajbanshi was the standout bowler for Nepal, taking 4 wickets for 39 runs in his 10 overs. Sandeep Lamichhane took 3 wickets, and Dipendra Singh Airee claimed 2.
