Nepal is placed in the fourth position of group ´B´ with two points from two matches. Nepal´s net run rate is less than that of Hong Kong and Kuwait, both of which share equal points with Nepal. [break]
Tuesday´s match against Kuwait is important for Nepal in order to keep the hope of qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20 World Qualifiers alive. The UAE leads the group with four points.
Nepal registered win over Hong Kong in the opening match of the tournament and lost to the UAE in the second match.
Nepal has so far displayed poor batting and fielding in the tournament. The Nepali team has scored 210 runs in two matches though they played full 20 overs in both. Nepal paid dearly for dropping three catches in the second match and was plagued by same problem in the first match.
The fielding remained sloppy in the second match.
However, Nepali captain Paras Khadka vowed to bounce back and win the remaining matches against Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Nepal has won all the matches played against Kuwait in the past. Nepal and Kuwait had played four 50-over matches and a Twenty20 match.
Nepal Coach Pubudu Dassanayake had earlier said that the most of the Kuwait players are of Pakistani origin and they could play aggressive shots and he has a plan to topple that.
“We have two matches left and we have to win both of them to stay in the tournament,” said skipper Khadka.
Nepal Vs Kuwait
50-over matches
ACC Trophy 2002 won by 124 runs
ACC Trophy 2006 won by six wickets
ACC Trophy Elite 2008 won by seven wickets
ACC Trophy Elite 2010 won by eight wickets
T20
ACC T20 2009 won by 3-2
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