Nepal defeated the USA in the first match of the T20 Series by 17 runs. In the match played at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, the team USA managed to score just 147 runs by losing seven wickets in 20 overs against the target of 165 runs posted by Nepal.
Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee took three wickets while Karan KC, Rijan Dhakal and Gulsan Jha took one wicket each.
Invited to bat first after losing the toss, Nepal posted 164 runs by losing nine wickets in 20 overs. Nepal's captain Rohit Paudel topped the score with 49 runs for Nepal's victory while Dipendra contributed 28 runs.
Likewise, Asif Sheikh and Anil Shah made equal 27 runs.
For the USA, Shayan Jahangir made the highest score for the team by scoring 60 runs.
Nepal and the USA are scheduled to play three T20 matches. After that, both Nepal and the USA would participate in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League-2.
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