Hong Kong v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nepal-c2965 – Asian Cricket Council Trophy Elite 2012 (Group B) – Match Update
Nepal captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Global Cricket Academy in Dubai on October 9.
Nepal won the toss and decided to bat first, and despite the efforts of Hong Kong’s Karan Shah (9-0-51-2), Nizakat Khan (10-0-34-2), and Tanwir http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afzal-c42215 (10-1-44-2), managed to post a sizeable total of 225 by the end of 50 overs.
The team’s innings got off to a shaky start with the dismissal of opener Subash Khakurel on duck in the very first over by Tanwir Afzal. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anil-Kumar-Mandal-c44736 (37) picked it up from there, setting up a 70-run stand for the second wicket.
Their time at the crease together came to an end in the 21st over, with Malla trapped lbw by Nizakat Khan, and Mandal followed suit in the very next over, bowled by Karan Shah. However, skipper and Player of the Match Khadka (61) took it from there, and his 32-run stand with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sharad-Vesawkar-c89750 (14), followed by a 57-run partnership with Basanta Regmi (31), ensured that Nepal reached 169 by the 42nd over.
By the time Khadka was dislodged from the crease by Nizakat Khan in the 43rd over, the total had swelled to 179. Pradeep Airee (25*) and Prithu Baskota (12) teamed up for a 30-run stand, and after Baskota was sent packing by Tanwir Afzal in the 49th over, Airee and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakti-Prasad-Gauchan-c89575 (5*) got the team up to a final total of 225 by the end of 50 overs, at the expense of 7 wickets.
Nepal then proceeded to follow up their strong batting performance with an equally intense bowling attack, led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hong-Kong-c2919 were restricted, all out, to 100 by the 37th over of their innings.
Only four batsmen - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nadeem-Ahmed-c78385 both contributed just 6 runs each.
By the 37th over, Hong Kong found themselves all out at 100, with Nepal going on to claim victory by a margin of 125 runs.
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