http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 Qualifiers (7th Place Play-off Semi-Final) – Match update – Nepal clinch 5-wicket win
Nepal secured a 5-wicket victory over Kenya in the play-off for 7th place during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers on March 22 at the ICC Global Cricket Academy in Dubai.
Kenya won the toss and chose to bat. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sanjam-Regmi-c88564.
Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rakep-Rajendra-Patel-c83650 was off to a promising start, scoring 15 off 8 balls, before he was dismissed by Basanta Regmi.
After Obuya’s exit in the 19th over, the Kenyans had reached 125 for 4, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Aga-c2307 (9) and Morris Ouma (6) contributed with some extra runs int hhe death overs to bring their side up to 139 at the expense of 4 wickets.
Basanta Regmi was the highest wicket-taker for the Nepalese side, claiming 3 for 23, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Basanta-Regmi-c47424 claimed one scalp.
Like Kenya’s innings, Nepal’s turn at bat got off to a high start, with openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anil-Kumar-Mandal-c44736 (32) and Pradeep Airee (45) establishing a 64 run stand, which came to an abrupt end in the 10th over, owing to Mandal’s dismissal at the hands of James
Ngoche.
Wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paras-Khadka-c80740, who chipped in with a vital 26 and remained unbeaten, seeing his team to a narrow 141-run victory, with 2 balls remaining. He was
aided in the chase by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahaboob-Alam-c73759 (5), Prithu Baskota (8), and Basanta Regmi (3).
Kenya’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nelson-Mandela-Odhiambo-c79212, both of whom managed one scalp each. However, their efforts were not enough to restrict the Nepalese batsmen.
Basanta Regmi won the Player of the Match award for his 3 for 23, and his team advanced into the next stage of the qualifiers. Nepal will now be battling it out against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Papua-New-Guinea-c41002 in the 7th place play-off on March 23, while Kenya are scheduled
to take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Italy-c2926 in the 9th place play-off on the same date.
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