Defending champion Pakistan A defeated Nepal by four wickets in the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup at Colombo today.

Batting first, Nepal were all out for 179 runs in 37 overs.

Shahnawaz Dahani got five, Muhammad Wasim got four wickets while Mubasir Khan took one wicket for Pakistan.

In reply, Pakistan achieved the target for the loss of six wickets in 32.5 overs.

In another match, India beat UAE by eight wickets.

In tomorrow's matches, Bangladesh A will take on Oman at Colombo while the second match will be played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan A teams.