Nepal ‘A’ taking on Ireland ‘A’ today

Kathmandu- Nepal ‘A’ is playing the third T20 practice match against Ireland ‘A’. The match will start at the Kirtipur-based Tribhuvan University cricket ground at 1.00 pm today.

Nepal suffered defeats in all the matches played earlier and lost the title of the series. Nepal ‘A’ had lost to Ireland ‘A’ by 21 runs in the first match and 40 runs in second match. Nepali team could not register win in the first match on Friday despite century from Lokesh Bam. Chasing the target of 223 runs presented by Ireland, Nepal was limited to 201 runs at the loss of all wickets in 19.3 overs.

In the second warm-up match held on Saturday, Ireland ‘A’ set a target of 225 runs to win against Nepal ‘A’. Nepal ‘A’ could score only 184 runs losing all wickets in 17.5 overs. Nepal ‘A’ lost the series against Ireland ‘A’ due to its inability of middle-order and lower-order batters to play well. Nepal ‘A’ is scheduled to play a three-match ODI series against Ireland ‘A’ from Wednesday.