KATHMANDU: Nepal thrashed defending champions Hong Kong by a wide margin of 118 runs in the opening match of the ACC Trophy 2010 Elite in Kuwait on Wednesday, to take off to a flying start.
Chasing the huge score of the 237 runs for a win, Hong Kong was bowled out for just 118 runs in 33.3 overs. To achieve the easy victory, Nepal's Mehboob Alam claimed three of Hong Kong's wickets while Basant Regmi, Binod Das, Paras Khadka and Shakti Gauchan each claimed a wicket.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Nepal elected to bat first and scored 236 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs. In Nepal's innings, Man of the Match Anil Mandal scored 72 runs while Shakti Gauchan scored 65. They added 118 runs for the second wicket partnership.
Mehboob Alam notched 31runs and Dipendra Chaudhary and Binod Das remained not out with 28 and 11runs respectively. Hong Kong´s Nadeem Ahmed grabbed three Nepali wickets. Nepal will next play Oman on April 2.
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