Nepal, Aug. 26 -- Nepali cricket team defeated Australian Capital Territory (ACT) by 41 runs in the first warm-up T20 match, with leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane taking 5 wickets along with a hat-trick.

Chasing a target of 178 runs, ACT players bowled out for 136 runs in 17.2 overs. For Nepal, Sandeep took five wickets for 31 runs in 4 overs. Similarly, Karan KC took two and Rupesh Singh took one wicket, putting Australia under pressure.

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For the Australian team, Jake Smith scored the highest 50 and Jack Keogh scored 25 runs, while Kai Brunker played some attractive shots towards the end and managed to make 26 runs.

Earlier, Nepali team lost the toss and went to bat ...