Nepal 'A' Loses to Hyderabad Kingsmen by 31 Runs in T20 Series

Kathmandu. Nepal 'A' has been defeated by Hyderabad Kingsmen by 31 runs in the 'Top End T20 Series' currently underway in Australia. With the defeat against Kingsmen in today's match, Nepal's chances of reaching the semi-finals have weakened.

Chasing a target of 198 runs set by Kingsmen, Nepal was all out for 166 runs in 19.2 overs. Nepal's Kushal Bhurtel scored 66 runs off 46 balls and Lokesh Bam scored 38 runs off 23 balls. Kingsmen's Scott Kuggeleijn and Usama Mir took 3 wickets each, while Ali Sheikh, Umar Khan, and Hammad Azam took 2 and 1 wicket respectively.