Kathmandu, June 25 -- Nepal registered their second win in the ongoing ACC Men's U16 East-Zone Cup by defeating Japan on Tuesday. The young Rhinos won by nine wickets in what was their second group-stage game of the event.

Of the 10 teams, divided into two groups of five, Nepal, Japan, Singapore, Bhutan, and Indonesia make up Group A. Hosts Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Myanmar, and the Maldives are in Group B.

Nepal, also the defending champion, faced Singapore in their first game of the tournament on Sunday. They won the match by six wickets while chasing 139.

On Tuesday, after winning the toss, Japan decided to bat first. An emerging country in cricket, Japan's youngsters, however, could only take their score to 80 runs despite tak...