Kathmandu, March 29 -- A strong middle order display guided Nepal U-19 to their fourth victory in the practice tour of India defeating hosts Andhra Pradesh U-19 by five wickets in India on Thursday.
Two days after beating the same side by nine runs in the fourth practice game, Nepal restricted Andhra Pradesh to 220-9 in 50 overs. Nepal went through an early wobble before Aasif Sheikh, Ravi Sah, skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel and Bhim Sharki stuck to the crease leading the team to 221-5 in 48.2 overs.
Nepal had a disastrous start losing Avishek Basnet (seven) and Pawan Sarraf (three) with just 12 runs on the board. Sheikh held the innings with Sah and forged an 83-run stand for the third wicket as Nepal approached triple figures. Sah made a 74...