Nepal defeated Bahrain by 7 wickets with Sandeep's excellent bowling

Nepal defeated Bahrain by 7 wickets in the match held under the ACC Men's Premier Cup on Monday. Batting first, Bahrain could not withstand the excellent performance of the Nepali bowlers and was all out for 87 runs in 36.2 overs. For Bahrain, Fiyaz Ahmed scored 15, Mohammad Wasim 13 and Ali Dawood scored 10 runs. Nepal's captain Sandeep Lamichhane took 5 wickets, while Lalit Rajbanshi took 3 and Karan KC took 2 wickets. Chasing a modest target of 88 runs, Nepal registered an easy victory by scoring 88 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 21 overs. For Nepal, Arjun Kumal scored 36 runs, Rohit Kumar Poudel scored 19 runs and Asif Sheikh scored 18 runs. Bahrain's Imran Javed Anwar could not stop Nepal's victory despite taking 3 wickets. With Sandeep's deadly bowling and the restrained performance of the batters, Nepal has made an impressive start to the tournament.