Aayan Khan jetted into Kathmandu and helped the UAE to the tri-nations T20 title against Nepal on Friday. The teenage spinner took three wickets to halt a rapid start by the home team at Tribhuvan University.
His contribution helped limit Nepal to 162-8 from their 20 overs. In reply, the national team took the chase to the final over, by which point they required seven to win.
Aayan was not out at the not striker’s end as Basil Hameed hit the penultimate ball for six to seal a four-wicket win. Aayan’s impact had been immediate.
The final was the first game he was playing in a competition that also included Hong Kong. He missed the group phase as he was captaining the UAE at the ACC Men’s U19 Premier Cup in Malaysia.
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