Nepal lose to UAE by 99 runs in World Cup League 2

KATHMANDU: Nepal lost to  UAE by 99 runs in a triangular one-day series under the ICC Men’s World Cup Cricket League-2 on Monday.

The match was held at Dubai Cricket Stadium.

Nepal was bowled out on 35.1 overs making 103 runs trying to chase the target of 203 runs given by UAE.

Gyanendra Malla scored the highest 30 runs for Nepal. Pawan Saraf gathered two runs while Kushal Bhurtel, Rohit Poudel, and Binod Bhandari contributed five, nine, 12 runs respectively.  

Similarly, Arif Sheikh and Sompal Kami scored 15 runs each.  

Likewise, Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets while Karan KC and Sompal Kami each took two wickets. 

Similarly, Arif Sheikh and Dipendra Singh Airy took one wicket each. 

Nepal had defeated Papua New Guinea by two wickets in the first match of the series and got defeated with UAE by 48 runs in the second match. 

 Nepal will face Papua New Guinea in its final match on Tuesday.