AUG 18 - KATHMANDU,
A solid half-century from Pranit Thapa and a magical bowling performance from Anil Kharel helped Nepal register a comfortable 186 runs victory over Bahrain in the ACC Premier League match on Monday.
Chasing a huge target of 234 runs at the Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur, Bahrain team was all out for just 47 runs in 24.4 overs.
Thapa scored an unbeaten 70 runs after Nepal won the toss and decided to bat first. Rabi Chand also added 33 runs.
Sushant Singh Thapa, 29, and Rabindra Jung Shahi, 23, were other notable scorers for Nepal. Avais Muzaffar took three wickets for Bahrain.
In reply, Bahrain succumbed to a disciplined bowling attack headed by Kharel who grabbed three wickets giving away just eight runs.
Nepal will vie for the title against Malaysia on Wednesday.
Nepal had defeated Thailand, Singapore and Oman in their previous three matches.
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