KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia were in a class of their own as they thrashed 175th-ranked team, Nepal, 5-1 in a closed-door test match at the UiTM Shah Alam Stadium last night.

The match marked the first appearance of the Harimau Malaya squad since the 2023 Asia Cup campaign in Qatar last January and served as the sole warm-up action ahead of two crucial encounters in Group D of the 2026 FIFA World Cup/2027 Asian Cup qualifiers against Oman this month.