UAE and Nepal set for giant clash in Mulpani with T20 World Cup qualification on the line

02.11.2023 - 14:13 thenationalnews.com

For the second time in successive years, the UAE and Nepal face a winner-takes-all play-off for the chance to appear at the T20 World Cup.

The familiar rivals will meet at Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground in Kathmandu on Friday morning in the semi-final of the Asia Qualifier.

The two finalists in the eight-team event will progress to the main event in the United States and Caribbean in June 2024. It is the same scenario which faced the two sides at the start of 2022.

The UAE beat Nepal that day in Muscat to book their place at the World Cup in Australia. The national team will enter the semi-final with spirits soaring, having completed a clean sweep of their three group matches with a 22-run win over Hong Kong.

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