Kushal Bhurtel's 126 off 54 balls drove Nepal to a 168-run win over Malaysia in oman vs nepal on Thursday, June 5, in Singapore. Nepal finished top of Group A with four points after two wins, while Malaysia advanced as runners-up with two points.
Bhurtel reached his century off 44 deliveries and struck 14 fours and 8 sixes. He became the first Nepal player to score back-to-back T20I hundreds, after making 129 against China on May 31.
Singapore June 5
Nepal put up 275-7 in 20 overs after being sent in to bat. Aasif Sheikh added 68 off 24 balls, his 11th T20I fifty, and Dipendra Singh Airee made 31 off 11 balls.
Malaysia finished on 108-9. Syed Aziz top-scored with 54 off 45 balls, while Sher Malla took 3 wickets for 14 runs in four overs for Nepal.
Group A Standings
Virandeep Singh took 3 wickets for Malaysia, with Syed Aziz and Vijay Unni also taking wickets. Nepal already had a place in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after beating China in its opening group match.
The result left China out without a win and sent Nepal through as Group A winner. Malaysia also moved on from the same match, but Bhurtel's innings set the gap that decided the standings.
