The Nepalese team has been bowled out for a mere total against the Sri Lanka Development Squad in the final practice match of Sri Lanka Tour. The first two fixtures were washed out due to the rain.
Invited to bat first, the Nepalese side were bowled out for 159 runs in 40 overs. The touring side fielded without several key players. Captain Rohit Paudel, DS Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Bhim Sharki, Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud and Rijan Dhakal were not available for the clash. Sompal Kami captained the team.
Nepal lost Asif Sheikh for a duck followed by Anil Sah who was dismissed for just three. Kushal Bhurtel top-scored with 43 runs whereas Kushal Malla made 35 runs. Aarif Sheikh contributed 20 runs to the total. Sandeep Jora (6), Gulshan Jha (5) and Sompal Kami (2) were unable to do any special.
For the home side, Garuka Sanketh picked up four wickets and finished with a figure of 7-0-39-4.
Nepal toured Sri Lanka as a preparatory series for the upcoming CWC League 2 series in Canada. However, the first two matches were abandoned due to rain.
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