Kathmandu, October 19
Nepal beat Saudi Arabia by 302 runs in the ongoing ACC Men’s U19 Premier Cup being held in Malaysia.
Nepal have qualified for the semi-final.
Put into bat first, Nepal proved to be too good for Saudi Arabia. Openers Deepak Bohara and Arjum Kumal gave the team a solid foundation punishing the Saudi Arabia bowlers whenever they errd in length. Kumal scored an impressive 142 of 111 balls.
The batters that followed took advantage of the start as Aakash Tirpathi smashed 89 runs which helped Nepal score a mammoth total of 347 runs.
In reply, Saudi Arabia did not have a sniff at the total as they were bowled out for just 46. Dipesh Kandel was once again the pick of the bowlers as he took six wickets for a second game running.
With this win, Nepal have reached the semi-final of the tournament. This has put Nepal in a strong position to qualify for the U19 Asia Cup. The top three teams will qualify for the tournament.
