KATHMANDU: Nepal has set a target of 248 runs for United Arab Emirates (UAE) at its second math under the ICC Asia U-19 World Cup Qualifier held at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
Invited to bat first after losing the toss, Nepal made 247 runs losing all wickets in the allotted 50 overs.
Hari Chauhan top-scored with 67 runs including seven fours off 74 balls and remained not out.
Similarly, Bhim Karki scored 53 runs including four fours and two sixes off 54 balls while Rit Gautam contributed 44 runs including three fours off 73 balls.
In reply, Rishabh Mukherjee took four wickets giving away 64 runs in 10 overs, Muhammad Farazuddin grabbed three wickets conceding 52 runs while AW Benjamin, A Sharafu, KP Meiyappan claimed one wicket each.
Nepal had played a friendly match with U-19 cricket teams in Andhra Pradesh of India prior to this Qualifier. Of the total six friendly matches, Nepal won four matches and lost two matches.
Rohit Kumar Paudel (captain), Pawan Sarraf, Sandeep Jora, Bhim Sarki, Kushal Malla, Hari Bahadur Chauhan, Pratish GC and Abhishek Basnet are in the team. Similarly, Rit Gautam, Kamal Singh Airee, Rashid Khan, Sagar Dhakal and Surya Tamang.
Former captain of National Cricket Team Binod Das is the coach. Nepal had participated in the ICC Asia U-19 World Cup Qualifier for seven times that had started since 1998.
Nepal, which had first participated in U-19 held in Sri Lanka in 2000, has played seven times so far (five times (2000-2008) and two times (2012 and 2016). Nepal will play face Malaysia on Monday, with Oman on Tuesday and Kuwait on Thursday.
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