Nepal U-19’s Dipesh Khandel and Durgesh Gupta shine with the ball as they defeat Bahrain by seven wickets in the second match of the ACC U-19 Men’s Premier Cup
Nepal, who fielded first after losing the toss in the match played at the UKM-YSD Cricket Oval in Bangui, Malaysia on Sunday, limited Bahrain to 77 runs in 37.5 overs in 11.4 overs despite losing three wickets. chased the goal.
Khandel took six wickets and scored four runs in 9.5 overs and was named Nepal’s top bowler. Meanwhile, Gupta scored 22 runs in eight overs and got four scalps for Bahrain.
Nepal got off to a shaky start in the run chase, dropping openers Deepak Bohara (4) and Uttam Rang Thapa Magar (Golden Duck) in the first over. Dipak Prasad Dumre was sent back to the pavilion for one run in 2.3 overs.
Fellow opening batsman Arjun Kumar kept Nepal’s innings in check, scoring an unbeaten 32 with captain Dev Kanal scoring 68 runs. Kanar scored 32 runs off 27 deliveries.
Bahrain’s Anas Obaid Saeed took three wickets.
Earlier, Bahrain opted to bat first after winning the toss but quickly lost both openers Rishabh Ramesh and Ayan Obaid Saeed. Ramesh scored 6 runs off 15 balls, hitting the fence, but fell into an LBW trap by Dipesh Khandel in 3.6 overs. Khandel then sent Obaid back to the pavilion for three runs in 7.2 overs. Sai Sarthak Badiraju followed with two runs in 10.2 overs.
Mohamed Bashir Abdul Hakim then came to the crease and was Bahrain’s top scorer with 34 runs, hitting 77 deliveries with two sixes and one four. Abhinav Girish Vashisht and Muhammad Ali (not out) scored nine and six runs respectively, but no other batsmen could score.
