Kenya defeats Nepal by 7 runs

Kenya defeated Nepal by seven runs to level the five-match T20 International series 2-2.

Kenya won the toss and decided to bat first. The African side scored 101 runs in the allotted 20 overs losing all wickets.

For Kenya, Oluoch top-scored scoring 33 runs off 18 balls.  Collins Obuya and Shem Ngoche scored 20 and 13 runs for Kenya, respectively. 

Captain Sandeep Lamichhane took five wickets for Nepal giving just nine runs. Aadil Ansari took 2 wickets for Nepal.

However, Nepal's performance in batting was very poor. Pawan Sarraf was out for a golden duck. Except for Rohit Poudel, who scored 47 runs from 55 balls, all Nepali batsmen failed to reach a double-digit score. Three batsmen were out for a duck.  Pawan Sarraf was out for a golden duck.

For Kenya, Rakep Patel took three wickets, while Elijah Otieno, Shem Ngoche, and Vraj Patel took two each.

Both sides will play the series decider on Tuesday.