Spirited Nepal secure maiden T20 win over Afghanistan

Mar 20, 2014

Like their previous games, Nepal faced a stutter early on and it was Subash Khakurel's lively half-century that helped them recover from losses of their top-order batsmen•ICC

Defending 142, Sompal Kami picked up the early wicket of Karim Sadiq, after which Jitendra Mukhiya struck twice in the fifth over to leave the batting side struggling at 20 for 3 •ICC

Asghar Stanikzai and Shafiqullah battled to turn the course for Afghanistan, but the side eventually fell nine runs short, their first loss to Nepal in T20Is•Associated Press

Khakurel had good support from Sharad Vesawkar, as the pair added 76 for the fourth wicket to help Nepal reach 141 for 5•ICC

Paras Khadka, who had failed with the bat, inspired his side in the field as Afghanistan were pegged back with quick wickets•ICC

Shakti Gauchan picked up two wickets in an over for the second time in three matches, dismissing Nawroz Mangal and Mohammad Nabi•ICC