Winning the toss and electing to bat first in Kinrara Academy Oval, Nepal were all out for 193 in 43 overs but returned to bowled out Kuwait for 109 in 36.2 overs, securing an easy win. [break]
Yagyaman Kumal took three wickets, while Sushant Bhari grabbed two to restrict Kuwait to way short of the winning target. Abhinash Karn, Bhuwan Karki and Nischal Pandey shared the remaining three wickets among them.
For the losing side, No 10 Shahrukh Quddus top scored with a cameo of 36 off 32, including a four and three sixes. Faizaan Siddiq (21) and M Kumadam (11) were the other notable contributors. Besides, no other Kuwait batsmen could score in double figures.
Earlier, Nepal largely relied on opener Amrit Shrestha’s 46 off 52 balls, including seven fours, to score a modest total. Bhari (28), Harishankar Shah and Pawan Shrestha, both of whom scored equal 23 runs, Irshad Ahamed (18) and Nischal Pandey (10) were the other major contributors to the Nepal total.
Abdul Jabbar was the pick of Kuwait bowlers, taking four wickets, while Shahrukh Quddus and Ali Zaheer accounted for two Nepali scalps each. Fazlur Rahman and M Ali grabbed one wicket each.
Nepal’s Bhari was adjudged man of the match for his all-round performance. Nepal will next take on Qatar on Sunday.
(Updated)
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