ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2: Khan, Mustafa guide UAE to victory

Asif Khan gave UAE a strong lead which their bowlers defended to see them to a 68 run win over Nepal today in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2.

Match Summary

United Arab Emirates vs Nepal

United Arab Emirates 207/8 (50 ov)

Nepal 139/10 (31.5 ov)

Result - United Arab Emirates won by 68 runs.

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After losing the toss UAE were put in to bat, opener Waseem Muhammad gone in the first over before Asif Khan took control of the innings.

Khan (72*) smashed 5 Fours and 3 Sixes on his way to a half century to put them back in control.

Rohan Mustafa added a half century of his own as UAE went in at 207, leaving the rest up to their bowlers.

Mustafa (3/31) also impressed with the ball, as along with Karthik Meiyappan (3/26) they removed the majority of the Nepal batsmen.

Nepal were eventually all out for 139 as UAE won by 68 runs.

 

Match Stats

United Arab Emirates Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Waseem Muhammad - 0.5 ov), 2-46 (Vritiya Aravind - 13.4 ov), 3-89 (CP Rizwan - 24.4 ov), 4-139 (Asif Khan - 35.3 ov), 5-142 (Alishan Sharafu - 36.4 ov), 6-200 (Aryan Lakra - 48.5 ov), 7-204 (Junaid Siddique - 49.4 ov), 8-207 (Karthik Meiyappan - 49.6 ov)

Nepal Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Kushal Bhurtel - 1.2 ov), 2-15 (Gyanendra Malla - 2.3 ov), 3-17 (Rohit Kumar Paudel - 2.5 ov), 4-54 (Aasif Sheikh - 8.5 ov), 5-65 (Aarif Sheikh - 11.6 ov), 6-93 (Kushal Malla - 18.1 ov), 7-99 (Dipendra Singh Airee - 19.3 ov), 8-107 (Sompal Kami - 23.4 ov), 9-107 (Gulshan Kumar Jha - 24.5 ov), 10-139 (Karan KC - 31.5 ov)

Playing XI

United Arab Emirates: Vritiya Aravind(WK), CP Rizwan(C), Waseem Muhammad, Alishan Sharafu, Asif Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Aryan Lakra, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Sabir Ali

Nepal: Aasif Sheikh(WK), Rohit Kumar Paudel(C), Gyanendra Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Gulshan Kumar Jha

Match Details

Date: 2023-03-02 06:00:00

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Toss: Nepal won the toss & elected to field