Dhaka // Pakistan Under21 beat Nepal by 91 runs to secure their second win in the South Asian Games T20 Cricket at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Skipper Umer Amin knocked 53 off 32 balls with the help of 4-four and two-six and Ali Asad anchored an unbeaten 45 in 33 balls with three boundaries as batting first, they posted 173 for the loss of two wickets after electing to bat first. Left hander openers Umar and Ali Waqas gave their team a flying start of 75 runs in 7.5 overs. Pakistan raced their 50 in 4.4 overs.

Nepal in reply stalled out their eight wickets to be restricted at 82 in their 20 overs with spinner Nayyar Abbas and Kamran Hussain taking two wickets each. Only three Nepali batsman get double figures with three were dispatched for nought. Pradeep Airee hit two boundaries in his 21 and Gayandra Malla also 21 with solitary boundary.

Pakistan will now take on unbeaten Sri Lanka in their crucial match on Thursday before clashing host Bangladesh on Friday. A win against Sri Lanka will put them in the race for the gold medal.

Brief Scores: Pakistan: 173/2 in 20 overs (Umar Amin 53, Ali Asad 45, Adil Amin 35, Ali Waqas 27) Nepal 82-8 in 20 overs (Pradeep Airee 21, Gyandra Malla 21, Anil Mandal 15, Nayyar Abbas 2-15, Kamran Hussain 2-20, Adil Amin 1-7, Muhammad Rameez 1-14).