Ireland’s Under-19s slumped to an eight wicket loss to Nepal and exited the ICC U19 World Cup in Bangladesh.
The defeat, coupled with India's win over New Zealand means Nepal and India qualify for the quarter finals, with Ireland consigned to the Plate competition along with the Kiwis.
Batting first after winning the toss, Irish skipper Jack Tector (27) shared a patient opening stand of 39 with Stephen Doheny (14), before the Rush opener fell to Sushil Kandel.
Tector fell soon after to Sunil Dhamala, but it was the introduction of Sandeep Lamichhane that was to be the defining moment in the contest.
Lamichhane claimed a hat-trick dismissing the Tucker brothers and Adam Dennison, finishing with a man of the match five for 27 as Ireland lost five wickets for just 12 runs.
Harry Tector's unbeaten 30 ensured Ireland batted out their 50 overs, but a modest total of 131 for nine was never likely to be enough.
Josh Little gave the Irish some hope when he trapped Sandeep Sunar lbw with the first ball of the reply, but after this the Nepalese totally dominated proceedings.
Yohendra Singh Karki hit an unbeaten 61 from 81 balls, including eight fours, sharing a second wicket stand of 55 with Sunil Dhamala (28), before the McClintock twins combined to dismiss Dhamala.
That was the end of the Irish success as Karki was joined by Aarif Sheikh, who hit five boundaries in an unbeaten 31.
The third wicket pair added an unbroken 77 in 72 balls as the eight wicket win was achieved with 24.3 overs remaining.
Ireland's next match in the competition is against New Zealand on Monday.
