Bangladesh beat Nepal by 8 wickets

Bangladesh defeated Nepal by 8 wickets in their Group A qualifying match at the ICC World Twenty20 here today.

Electing to bowl first, Bangladesh restricted Nepal to 126 for five, and then chased down the target with 27 balls to spare.

Brief scores:

Nepal: 126 for five in 20 overs (Paras Khadka 41, Sharad Vesawkar 40; Al-Amin Hossain 2/17)

Bangladesh: 132 for two in 15.3 (Anamul Haque 42, Shakib Al Hasan not out 37).