In the first two matches of the Series played in February 2020, Nepal had defeated them at the TU grounds. In the last match played on Monday, Nepal had edged them by five wickets.

Gyanendra Malla’s side will eye another victory over the United States of America in the One-day International Tri-series of the ICC World Cup League 2 when they meet today.

Nepal were bowled out for 196 runs in 47.4 overs before hosts made 200-5 in 31.5 overs.

Chasing 230, Nepal surpassed the target with an over to spare.

The 21-year old leg spinner grabs six wickets and Rohit Paudel scores 86 runs as Nepal thrash PNG by 151 runs.

Middle order Rohit Paudel scores 41 runs off 65 deliveries to claw a win for Gyanendra Malla’s men, who were reeling at 7-82 in their chase for 135.

The ODI Series is played to fine-tune both teams preparation for Tri-Series of WCL 2.

The World Cup winning coach will part ways with Nepal after the ICC World Cup Cricket League 2.

The team has already announced the signing of Afghanistan batsman Mohammad Shahzad and Pakistan's Danish Aziz for the two-week tournament.

The jersey designed by Adarsha Pokahrel was picked among 500 different samples from open competition.

Wicketkeeper batsman Shahzad, known for his distinct style of hitting sixes, is one of the key players to help transform Afghanistan as a cricket powerhouse.

The 17-member national cricket squad was announced on Saturday for the Tri-Series of the ICC Cricket World Cup League-2.

Earlier, the Oman series were scheduled for March but they were postponed owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The six-team franchise tournament to take place at the TU grounds in Kirtipur has attracted some of the big names of international cricket including former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi and Danish Aziz.

The announcement meant, no Nepali player would wear jersey no 77 during any official international matches.

Aziz is the second big name from Pakistan to confirm participation in the EPL after Shahid Afridi.

Medium pacer Gulshan Jha came into the limelight during Mayors' Cup Cricket tournament in Kathmandu in March.

Fellow players say the former captain, 33, could have played for a couple of years more. He says he has no energy to play but wants to be the game’s administrator.

The former national team captain started his career nearly two decades ago at the age of 15.

Kathmandu announced the former Pakistan cricket team captain Afridi as their iconic international star for the tournament on July 26.