Saturday, November 30, 2013

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier: UAE sets 132 target for Nepal

KATHMANDU, NOV 30 -

The UAE has posted a target of 132 runs against Nepal in the ongoing match for the third place being played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Earlier, Nepal have won the toss and elected to field first against UAE.

In the first innings, UAE players scored a challenging 131 runs with the loss of five wickets. Nepali bowler Basanta Regmi took five wickets while SP Gauchan took another one.

Nepal had lost their semi-final match against arch rivals Afghanistan by seven wickets in a game played on Friday.

Nepal will want to finish third and end the competition in a high by winning today's contest against UAE.

Nepal have already qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup to be played in Bangladesh next year.

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