Kathmandu, June 22 -- 16 defeated Singapore Under-16 by six wickets in their first Group 'A' clash of the ACC Men's U16 East Zone Cup 2025 at the YSD UKM Oval in Bangi, Malaysia, on Sunday.

Chasing a modest target of 139 runs, Nepal reached 139-4 in 33.3 overs, riding on an unbeaten half-century from Prashiddha Jaishi. Jaishi anchored the innings with a composed 55 runs off 97 balls, hitting five boundaries and stitching together crucial partnerships in the middle and lower order.

Nepal lost Shiwansh Bajgain for nine runs in the ninth over, after Suryanshu Koirala was retired hurt at nine runs. Raunak Srivastav then joined Jaishi at the crease and played a fluent knock of 40 off 44 balls, which included five fours and a six. The pair ad...