Bittersweet day for UAE as seniors bounce back but Nepal take U19 World Cup place

02.03.2023 - 20:13 thenationalnews.com

UAE cricket enjoyed a bittersweet day against Nepal in two different World Cup qualifying events in two different emirates, 60 kilometres apart.

In Dubai, the senior men’s side got their Cricket World Cup League 2 campaign back on track with a comprehensive 68-run win against their familiar rivals.

Just as CP Rizwan’s side were putting the finishing touches to that success at Dubai International Stadium, down the E311, the country’s leading age-group cricketers were attempting to do similar.

They missed out on a third successive trip to an Under-19 World Cup, though, after an extraordinary finish to their encounter with Nepal at Ajman Eden Gardens.

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Nepal registered a nine-run victory over UAE in their rain-curtailed ICC Cricket World Cup League Two match on Thursday in Kirtipur. Opting to bat first, UAE posted 310/6 in 50 overs after Asif Khan smashed an unbeaten 101 off just 42 balls. Apart from him, Vriitya Aravind and skipper Muhammad Waseem scored 94 and 63 runs respectively. Later, Nepal scored 269/6 in 44 overs, before rain played a spoilsport and the Rohit Paudel-led was declared as the winners by nine runs due to the DLS method. Apart from such a high-scoring action, one thing which became a major highlight of the day was the great enthusiasm of the fans.