Rain wipes out Nepal-Japan; Nepal tops group, reaches Asian Games QF
Nepal’s 149/4 never got a chase, but the rain-hit result still sent them through as Group A winners.
Onlinekhabar reports Nepal’s men’s cricket match against Japan at the 20th Asian Games ended with no result after rain prevented the second innings. The match had already started about an hour late and was reduced to 15 overs. Nepal, sent in to bat after losing the toss, made 149/4, with Jora unbeaten on 57 off 32 and Lokesh unbeaten on 52 off 22. The result left Nepal first in Group A with three points from two games and into the quarterfinal, where it will play Sri Lanka.
Why it matters: For Nepali cricket fans watching from the DMV and across the diaspora, the bracket is now real: Nepal vs. Sri Lanka is next.
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