Nepal Suffers Second Consecutive Loss in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Defeated by Italy
Kathmandu: Nepal endured their second straight defeat in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after losing to Italy by 10 wickets today.
Chasing a modest target of 124 runs set by Nepal, Italy reached the total in just 12.4 overs without losing a single wicket. The win was powered by a stellar partnership between Justin Mosca and Anthony Mosca, who remained unbeaten on 60 and 62 runs respectively. Justin struck 5 fours and 3 sixes in his 44-ball innings, while Anthony hit 3 fours and 6 sixes. None of Nepal’s bowlers could make an impact, and the team went wicketless.
Earlier, after losing the toss and opting to bat first at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, Nepal was bowled out for 123 runs in 19.3 overs. Arif Sheikh top-scored with 27, followed by Rohit Paudel with 23, Asif Sheikh with 20, and Dipendra Singh Airee with 17. Karan KC remained unbeaten on 18, but the rest of the batting lineup failed to reach double figures.
On the bowling front, Italy’s Crislan Calugamage took 3 wickets, Ben Manenti claimed 2, while Ali Hasan, JJ Smuts, and Jaspreet Singh picked up one wicket each.
Nepal had lost their previous match against England by 4 runs, and with today’s defeat, the team remains without points in the tournament.
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