In the ongoing triangular T20I series in Canada, the home team secured a victory against Nepal.
In the match held at King City on Wednesday morning, Canada won by 4 wickets. Chasing a target of 140 set by Nepal, Canada reached in 19.3 overs.
For Canada, Saad Bin Zafar played a crucial knock, scoring an unbeaten 33 runs off 18 balls, including 4 fours and a six. Captain Nicholas Kirton contributed 26 runs from 14 balls, hitting 1 four and 2 sixes.
Ravinderpal Singh remained not out on 20 runs from 21 balls, while Navneet Dhaliwal scored 12, and Dilpreet Bajwa added 25 runs to the total.
For Nepal, Lalit Rajbanshi and Sandeep Lamichhane took 2 wickets each, while Sompal Kami claimed 1 wicket.
Earlier, Nepal, having lost the toss, was invited to bat first and managed to put up a modest total of 139/6 in their 20 overs.
Opener Anil Sah top-scored for Nepal with 41 runs off 30 balls, hitting 4 fours and 3 sixes. He shared a 70-run partnership for the first wicket with fellow opener Aasif Sheikh, who made 30 runs off 30 balls, including 3 fours and a six.
Gulshan Jha also chipped in with 23 runs from 16 balls, hitting a four and a six.
For Canada, Harsh Thaker picked up 2 wickets, while Dilon Heyliger, Akhil Kumar, Parveen Kumar, and Saad Bin Zafar each took 1 wicket.
In the first match of the series on Sunday, Nepal lost to Canada by 14 runs. Chasing a target of 124, Nepal was bowled out for 109 in 19 overs.
However, in the second game, Nepal bounced back with a win against Oman. Defending a target of 177, Nepal bowled out Oman for 139 in 19.1 overs.
Nepal will face Oman again in their fourth game of the series on Wednesday.
