Nepal lose to Canada by 24 runs, must beat Oman to stay in top six

Canada defeated Nepal by 24 runs in a match played in Oman on Saturday under the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.

At the Al Amerat Ground, Canada won the toss, batted first and were bowled out for 256 runs in 50 overs. Opener Yuvraj Samra faced 117 balls to score 105 runs with 11 fours and 4 sixes, his first century in One Day International cricket. Aaron Johnson added 36 and Harsh Thaker 34.

For Nepal, Lalit Rajbanshi took 4 wickets, Sandeep Lamichhane 3, and Dipendra Singh Airee 2.

Chasing a target of 257, Nepal lost all wickets in 46 overs and could manage only 232 runs. Opener Arjun Kumal top-scored with 87 off 112 balls with 4 fours. Airee added 27, while Ishan Pandey and Gulshan Jha scored 21 each.

For Canada, Sukhjinder Singh took 3 wickets, while Kaleem Sana and Shaheed Patel took 2 each.

Having won the series' first two matches, Nepal dropped to seventh place in the eight-team League 2 standings with 28 points following this defeat. Canada, who have completed all 36 of their matches, moved up to sixth place with 29 points. Nepal must now beat Oman in their final match to finish in the top six.