KATHMANDU:-  In the third match of the ongoing Top End T20 Series Cricket Tournament being held in the Northern Territory of Australia, Nepal got the target of 176 runs to defeat Melbourne Stars’ Academy.

Batting first after winning the toss, Australia’s Melbourne Stars’ Academy gathered 175 runs in the given 20 overs with the loss of seven wickets. The game is being played at TIO Stadium in Darwin, Australia. Melbourne Stars’ Blake Macdonald contributed the highest 74 runs for the team.

For Nepal, Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets, and Sompal Kami and Sahab Alam took one each. Team Nepal is batting now.