KATHMANDU: Nepal’s CAVA Volleyball Championship campaign took another hit on Thursday after a tight 3–2 defeat (25–18, 21–25, 19–25, 25–21, 15–10) to Sri Lanka in Pakistan.

This marks the second consecutive loss for the Hari Hajur Thapa-led side, who also fell 3–2 to Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

Nepal is competing against host Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka in the round-robin tournament running through July 29, with the top four teams advancing to the semifinals.