Dubai: Nepal lost to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 4 wickets in the match played under ICC World Cup League-2 today. With this, Nepal ended winless in its fifth triangular ODI series under ICC World Cup League-2.
According to National News Agency Nepal, before this match, Nepal had experienced defeats against the United States of America by 106 runs and four wickets, along with a five-wicket loss to the UAE. In the match held at the ICC Academy in Dubai, the UAE successfully chased the victory target of 240 runs set by Nepal, achieving it with five balls remaining and at the loss of six wickets.
For the UAE, Mohammad Shahdad emerged as the top scorer with 96 runs off 123 balls. He was followed by Mohammad Wasim with 76 runs and Sohail Khan who contributed 29 runs. On the bowling front for Nepal, Karan KC took three wickets, while Nandan Yadav, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, and Sandeep Lamichhane claimed one wicket each.
Earlier in the match, after electing to bat first upon winning the toss, Nepal managed to score 239 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Bhim Sarki was the highest scorer for Nepal with 48 runs. Other notable contributions came from Kushal Malla with 45 runs, Dipendra Singh Airi with 37 runs, Asif Sheikh with 34 runs, Arif Sheikh with 30 runs, and Sandeep Lamichhane, who remained not out with 15 runs.
The UAE’s bowling attack was led by Junaid Siddiqui, Mohammad Jawadullah, and Dhruv Parashar, each taking two wickets, while Zahid Ali took one wicket. Despite today’s win, the UAE remains at the bottom of the table with 10 points from 20 matches. Nepal, with this defeat, stands in seventh place with 12 points from the same number of matches.