Nepal pulled off a thrilling one-run victory against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their first Super Six match of the ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, currently being held in Oman.
Chasing a target of 141 runs, UAE managed to score 139 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Earlier, after winning the toss and opting to bat first, Nepal posted 140 runs for six wickets in 20 overs, thanks to a half-century from opener Aasif Sheikh.
Aasif scored 51 runs off 47 balls, hitting four boundaries and one six. Kushal Bhurtel added 28 runs, captain Rohit Paudel scored 20 runs, and Gulshan Jha contributed a quick 14 runs off five balls.
Despite a strong start of 73 runs for the loss of one wicket in the first 10 overs, Nepal’s scoring rate slowed down in the latter half of the innings.
For UAE, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid, Zahid Ali, Dhruv Parashar, Harshit Kaushik, and Haider Ali each took one wicket.
