Kathmandu, Aug. 22 -- Nepal got knocked out of the Top End T20 Series after losing their final league-stage game against Pakistan Shaheens by one run at DXC Arena in Darwin, Australia, on Friday.

Nepal, who were invited to field first, restricted Pakistan to their second-lowest total of the tournament: 144/9. Pakistan batted first in five of their six league-stage games, with their lowest total being 111 runs against Perth Scorchers Academy on August 16. Their highest total was 227/4 against Bangladesh 'A' in the tournament opener on August 14.

The Rhinos were in the chase until the penultimate delivery. They needed eight runs to win in the last over, but they could only manage six runs and ended the second inning at 143/7.

With the lo...