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Nischal Pandey raises his bat after scoring half-century against Bahrain during the ACC U-16 Elite Cup cricket tournament at the TU Cricket Ground in Kathmandu, Monday, Mar 11 10. Nepal beat Bahrain by 85 runs to reach the semis.

Nepal continued its winning streak at the ACC U-16 Elite Cup Cricket tournament beating Bahrain by 85 runs on Thursday. Another all-round performance by Nischal Pandey on both bat and ball helped Nepal secure its third consecutive win in the tournament.

Electing to bat after winning the toss, Nepal made an impressive 206 runs in the 40 over game with Nischal Pandey scoring 74 runs, Sharad Khadka making 26 and Hari Chaulagain not out at 27.

In reply Bahrain could only muster 121 runs losing 9 wickets. Bahrain batted the full 40 overs but lost wickets at regular intervals and could not chase Nepal's score. Nischal again shined in bowling taking five scalps while only allowing 28 runs. Hari Chaulagain took two wickets for Nepal.

With the victory, Nepal has topped its group and will plays in the semi finals against the 2nd placed team in the other group on March 14th.

Nepal had got off to a flying start in ACC U-16 Elite Cup Cricket tournament Monday, beating Hong Kong by 6 wickets at the TU Cricket Ground. It then thrashed Kuwait by 101 runs on Tuesday. nepalnews.com

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bikram  - bikram   |60.242.10.xxx |2010-04-08 12:42:20 aare nischal tahile ta babal nai garechas ta ke ho kahile bata yasto crickt kelna lako Pramesh  - Round of applause   |202.52.248.xxx |2010-03-12 18:59:01 Congrats guys... and hope the for the constancy performance in coming days as well. Message to CAN: Its good to see that Director of CAN getting life achievement award.. but its too bad to see the worse grounds still. Lets get in for making TU ground as really int'l level ground not only the name but also the reality. Bir Rana Magar  - Well done Boys   |96.255.182.xxx |2010-03-12 02:23:17 Congratulation to our stars! You have made us proud. Nepal has good future as a land of Cricket. Nepal has to promote playing more international games in Nepal through which we can earn millions of dollars. Best of Luck for the remaining games. Bir Rana Magar DB chhetri   |202.79.60.xxx |2010-03-11 22:33:51 well done boys. u have made our head hold high.. sinior bhaepachhi pani estai khelna parchha keta ho..

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