Nepal has set a 141-run target for UAE in the Super Six match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifiers 2025 underway in Oman.
Electing to bat first after winning the toss at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground on Sunday, Nepal notched up 140 runs losing six wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Aasif Sheikh topped the score with 51 runs including 4 fours and 1 six off 47 balls followed by Kushal Bhurtel with 28 runs while Rohit Paudel scored 20 runs. Similarly, Gulsan Jha and Kushal Malla contributed 14 and 10 runs, respectively.
On the bowling side, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid, Zahid Ali, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik and Dhruv Parashar took 1 wicket each for UAE.
In the Super Six, Nepal will play against four teams: the ones coming from Group A and Group C, excluding Japan.
The UAE and Qatar from Group A, Nepal and Japan from Group B and Oman and Samoa from Group C have secured their berths in the Super Six. UAE, Nepal and Oman had advanced into the Super Six as group stage winners, carrying over two points each.
The top three teams in the Super will qualify for next year's T20 World Cup, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka.
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