Kathmandu, April 6 -- 19 team suffered a 1-run defeat to Afghanistan's U-19 team in a thrilling second Youth One Day International (ODI) match on Sunday. The match, part of the preparations for next week's ICC U-19 World Cup Asia Qualifiers, saw Afghanistan claim a 2-0 series lead in the three-match series.

Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first at the Mulpani Cricket Ground, where they were bowled out for 168 runs in 50 overs.

In response, Nepal's chase came down to the final over with the team needing 11 runs for victory. Nepal was left with just one wicket remaining.

In the last over, Dhruv Sonar hit two boundaries off the first and third balls, leaving Nepal needing three runs from the last three balls. However, on the f...