Paras Khadka became Nepal’s first batsman to score a T20I century on Saturday. Chasing a stiff 152 against Singapore, the 31-year-old remained unbeaten 106 from 52 deliveries, which included seven boundaries and nine maximums.
He shared a 145-run partnership with Aarif Sheikh which is the fifth-highest partnership for the second wicket. Sheikh scored 39 runs from 38 balls while Khadka was engaged in the swashbuckling.
Nepal chased down the target with 24 balls to spare and won their first match of the tournament by nine wickets.
Earlier in the day, Singapore had won the toss and elected to bat first. Skipper Tim David’s was the top-scorer among the hosts, as he remained unbeaten on 64. Despite failing to scalp a wicket, Nepal’s star spinner Sandeep Lamichhane was economical with the ball, as he gave just 18 runs in his four-over quota. KC Karan got two wickets for 34 runs whereas Sushan Bhari bagged one wicket.
