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Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Nepal have breezed past the Netherlands to register their first win of the new ICC Cricket World Cup League Two cycle. Nepal defeated the recent World Cup magnums by nine wickets to get their first points of the campaign. Chasing 138-run target given by the Dutch side, Nepal got over the line in 15.2 overs losing just one wicket. Aasif Sheikh and Anil Shah both picked up half-centuries in Nepal’s chase wjhile Kushal Bhurtel gave Nepal a quick start as well. Anil Sah remained unbeaten on 57 off 36 deliveries with six fours and four sixes while Aasif Sheikh stayed at the other end on 54 off 45, smashing eight boundaries and a six. Kushal Bhurtel made an 11-ball 28 with two fours and three sixes in the process. Vivian Kingma picked up the only Nepa...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Pakistan have handed Nepal a second successive defeat at the ongoing ICC U-19 World Cup in South Africa. Nepal, who suffered a loss against New Zealand in the first match, were defeated by Pakistan by five wickets in the second.  Pakistan got over the line chasing 198 runs in 47.4 overs at the loss of just five wickets. Azan Awais remained unbeaten on 63 off 82 with six fours in his innings. At the other end, Haroon Arshad was not out on 15 off 18 deliveries.  Opener duo of Shamyl Hussain and Shahzaib Khan made 37 runs each and were dismissed by Aakash Chand. Arafat Minhas’s eight-run inning was also cut short by Aakash. Skipper Saad Baig was dismissed for a duck by Aakash Tripathi while Ahmad Hassan’s 29 off 37 was brought ...