Nepal Defeats Canada and Targets ODI Status in League 2

Nepal defeated Canada by 24 runs at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground to strengthen its bid for ODI status in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2. The victory came in the final series of Nepal's campaign, with the team moving into sixth place and keeping its qualification hopes alive.

According to the match report from english.ratopati.com, Nepal scored 235 runs after being sent in to bat first. Captain Rohit Kumar Paudel led the innings with 101 runs from 127 balls, including eight fours and one six, marking his third ODI century.

Gulshan Jha added 48 runs from 34 balls and Bashir Ahmed contributed 30 runs as Nepal recovered from early setbacks. Canada's Akhil Kumar took four wickets and Sukhjinder Singh claimed three wickets during Nepal's innings.

Canada's chase ended at 211 runs in 48.4 overs, giving Nepal the 24-run win. Aaron Johnson top-scored for Canada with 44 runs, while Harsh Thaker scored 35 runs.

According to the match details from Cricbuzz, Nepal's bowlers shared the workload as Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Nandan Yadav and Sandeep Lamichhane each took two wickets. Nandan Yadav dismissed Sukhjinder Singh through a caught-and-bowled delivery during the closing stages.

The result moved Nepal above Canada in the League 2 standings. Nepal has 26 points from 33 matches, while Canada has 25 points from 34 matches in the eight-team competition.

USA, Scotland and the Netherlands have already secured places in the 2027 World Cup qualifiers by finishing in the top three. Oman and Namibia remain ahead of Nepal, while the top six teams will retain ODI status.

Nepal's remaining League 2 schedule includes another match against Canada on Saturday, October 17, followed by a meeting with Oman on Monday, October 19.