Kathmandu, Mar. 9: Nepal defeated PNG (Papua New Guinea) by 52 runs in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 on Thursday.

Batting first Nepal posted a target of 298 runs in 49.1 overs where PNG become all-out by scoring 245 runs.

Nepal registered an easy win with 17 balls remaining in 47.1 overs. 

From Nepal’s side, Sandeep Lamichhane took 4 wickets whereas Dipendra Singh Airee and Kushal Malla took 2 and 1 wickets respectively. 

PNG’s Norman Vanua and Tony Ura both hit half-centuries. Vanua scored 60 and Ura scored 50 runs.