Nepal Edge Qatar by Five Runs
Nepal held their nerves to clinch a narrow five-run win against Qatar in a tense Super Six encounter of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier.
After being put in to bat, Nepal posted 147 for nine in their allotted 20 overs, with captain Rohit Paudel leading the charge, striking 58 off 42 balls.
- Kushal Bhurtel fell for six
- Aasif Sheikh followed soon after for 11
- Kushal Malla’s brief cameo of eight was cut short by Owais Ahmed
Paudel found support from Dipendra Singh Airee, who added 26 off 22 balls in a 62-run stand for the fourth wicket.
Sandeep Lamichhane’s five-wicket haul helped Nepal defend 147 runs.
Nepal defend 147 runs in the Asia & EAP Qualifier.
Author’s summary: Nepal wins by 5 runs against Qatar.