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Nepal clinched the Asian Games Qualifiers title after defeating Hong Kong by 19 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis (DL) method in the rain-affected final on Monday.  Batting first, Hong Kong scored 188 runs losing seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs at the Singa Oval Stadium in Singapore.  Chasing the target of 189 runs, Nepal scored 114 runs at the loss of two wickets in 11.3 overs before rain stopped the match. Nepal remained undefeated throughout the competition. Opening batsman Kushal Bhurtel top-scored with 65 runs off 40 balls for Nepal, hitting eight fours and three sixes. Rohit Kumar Poudel remained unbeaten on 35 and Dipendra Singh Airi remained unbeaten on nine runs.  Ayush Shukla and Ishan Khan took one wicket each for Hong Kong.  For Hong Kong, opening batsman Ansuman Rath top-scored with 80 runs of 45 balls. He hit six fours and six sixes. For Nepal, Sher Malla claimed four wickets while Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane took two and one wicket respectively.