League 2: Rohit's half-century and Karan's aggressive batting set Oman a target of 264

In an ODI under the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, Nepal has set host side Oman a target of 264 runs for victory.

Batting first after winning the toss at Al Amerat Ground in Oman, Nepal scored 263 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Nepal had a weak start as opener Aasif Sheikh was dismissed for just 4 runs. Arjun Kumal and Ishan Pandey then added 64 runs for the second wicket.

Rohit Paudel scored the highest, 61 runs off 67 balls with 3 fours and a six. He had scored a century in the previous match against Canada. Lower down the order, Karan KC added 40 runs off just 16 balls with 4 sixes and a four. He hit three consecutive sixes off Hasnain Shah in the 49th over before being run out on the final ball of the innings.

Arjun Kumal made 40, Ishan Pandey and Basir Ahmad both made 37, and Dipendra Singh Airee added 22 runs. Oman's Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed and Karan Sonawane took two wickets each.

Earlier, on Sunday, Nepal had defeated Canada in the first match of the series. In the League 2 standings, Nepal sits sixth with 26 points from 33 matches, Oman is fourth with 33 points from 29 matches, and Canada is seventh with 25 points from 34 matches.