DHAKA: Host Bangladesh beat Nepal by 8 wickets with 27 balls remaining in the 6th match of the World T20 first round in Chittagong on Tuesday.        
   
Bangladesh scored 132 runs while Nepal scored 126 in 20-over.                      

Opener Anamul Haque 42 runs off 33 balls helped Bangladesh to reach 127-run winning target set by Nepal.                                                

Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.     

Nepal lost 5 wickets to score 126 runs in 20-over.                                     

Bangladeshi bowler Al-Amin Hossain bagged 2 wickets and Mashrafe Mortaza got 1.                                                                                

Opener Anamul Haque scored 42 runs and Tamim Iqbal 30 while   Sakib Al Hasan bagged 37 runs on behalf of Bangladesh while S Vesawkar bagged 40 and P Khadka bagged 41 runs respectively from Nepal.                                              

Earlier on March 16, Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 9 wickets in their first match of the World T20.

Bangladesh Squad

Mushfiqur Rahim*†, Abdur Razzak, Al-Amin Hossain, Anamul Haque, Farhad Reza, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Sohag Gazi, Tamim Iqbal

Nepal Squad

P Khadka*, P Airee, B Bhandari, A Bhattarai, NB Budayair, SP Gauchan, SP Khakurel†, G Malla, AK Mandal, JK Mukhiya, B Regmi, Sagar Pun, Sompal Kami, S Vesawkar, RK Vishwakarma

BDST: 2238 HRS, MAR 18, 2014