Kathmandu, July 19
Nepal beat the UAE A side on Wednesday to finish the Emerging Team’s Asia Cup with a consolation win.
Winning the toss yet again, Nepal put the UAE A to bat first. Despite a cautious start by the UAE A side, Nepali bowlers, Kushal Bhurtel in particular, demolished the opponent taking up six wickets. Apart from Lovepreet Singh, no batter looked comfortable as the UAE A were all out for 157.
In reply, Bhurtel dominated with the bat. Even though he lost his opening batter Arjun Saud in the very first ball, he attacked the UAE A bowlers putting up 71 of 43 balls and giving Nepal the perfect start.
Even though Nepal lost wickets regularly, the score proved too little as Nepal won the game by three wickets.
With this victory, Nepal finished third in the group and missed out on the semi-final after losing to Pakistan A and India A.
