Kathmandu, March 23 -- Nepal lost their second practice match of their preparation tour of India losing to the local Andhra Pradesh Team by 70 runs on Friday.

Electing to bat first, a century from P Tejaswi guided Andhra to a mammoth 289 all out in 49.3 overs. Nepal, who rested previous match's high scorers Rohit Kumar Paudel, Sundeep Jora and Kamal Singh Airee, were bundled out for 217 runs in 45.2 overs. Nepal had won their first tour match against the same side by 62 runs.

The Nepali team is currently preparing for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup Asia Qualifier in Malaysia which starts from April 10. The six-team Qualifier, which also includes Singapore, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Oman, sends the champion into the ...