KATHMANDU, March 31: Nepal has reached the final of the Triangular T20 International Cricket Series, defeating Papua New Guinea (PNG) at the Kirtipur-based TU Cricket Ground for a second time in the series on Thursday.
In the match, Karan KC made a hat trick by taking three consecutive wickets in the second, third and fourth balls of the last over. This is the first hat trick wicket taken by any Nepali bowler in the T20 International Series.
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Similarly, Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee top-scored with 66 off 33 balls with three fours and four sixes. Debutant Adil Ansari played an explosive innings of 33 runs off 11 balls with 1 four and 3 sixes. PNG lost the match by 37 runs.
