May 2014 - World Cup Cricket

Afghanistan, Nepal wins lead to three-way tie

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Three wickets each from spinners Mohammad Nabi and <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/player/318339.html" style="color: #035bac; text-decoration: none;">Samiullah Shenwari</a> helped <b>Afghanistan</b> bowl<b>Oman</b> out for 186, before <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/player/318340.html" style="color: #035bac; text-decoration: none;">Noor Ali Zadran</a>'s 67 at the top of the order helped them wrap up a comfortable<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/736515.html" style="color: #035bac; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">five-wicket win</a> at the Selangor Turf Club.</div>
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Sent in to bat, Oman began well, with openers Zeeshan Siddiqui and Zeeshan Maqsood putting on 76 in 13.5 overs. They lost wickets steadily after that partnership, though, and were reduced to 139 for 8 in the 36th over, before Amir Khan and Rajesh Kumar added 41 for the ninth wicket to help set Afghanistan 187 to win.</div>
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They got there with 16 overs remaining, with Noor Ali anchoring the chase with his 83-ball innings that included 11 fours. He added 69 for the third wicket with Nasir Ahmadzai, who made 36, and 41 with Shenwari, before he was out with 17 to get. Shenwari saw Afghanistan home, scoring an unbeaten run-a-ball 29 to go with his three-wicket haul in Oman's innings. With the win, Afghanistan drew level with Oman at the top of the table with 6 points.</div>
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<b>Nepal</b> joined them on the same points tally after beating <b>Hong Kong</b> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/736517.html" style="color: #035bac; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">by seven wickets</a> while chasing a revised target at the Bayuemas Oval. Sent in to bat, Hong Kong were bowled out for 181 in 41.5 overs, but could have made far less if not for their opening batsman <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/hkg/content/player/208253.html" style="color: #035bac; text-decoration: none;">Irfan Ahmed</a>, who batted through their innings and was last out for 106. Irfan faced 115 balls and struck 10 fours and three sixes.</div>
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Irfan dominated a first-wicket partnership of 71 in 11.4 overs with Waqas Barkat, who scored 16, before Hong Kong lost a heap of wickets to subside to 117 for 5. Irfan then added 52 with Roy Lamsam, before the team lost their last five wickets for just 12 runs. Medium-pacer <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/nepal/content/player/701215.html" style="color: #035bac; text-decoration: none;">Sompal Kami</a> took four wickets, while left-arm spinner Basant Regmi finished with three.</div>
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Chasing 182, Nepal were 121 for 3 in the 28th over, with Paras Khadka and Sharad Vesawkar in the middle, when the match was interrupted by rain. Irfan, having kept Hong Kong in the game with the bat, had taken two wickets with his medium-pace. But an innings of 41 from opener Naresh Budayir kept Nepal on course.</div>
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Set a revised target of 147 in 38 overs after the game resumed, Nepal got home without any further loss of wickets, with 23 balls remaining, and Khadka unbeaten on 43 off 52 balls.</div>
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<b>United Arab Emirates</b> won their second match of the tournament, beating <b>Malaysia</b> <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/736519.html" style="color: #035bac; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">by six wickets</a> at the Kinrara Academy Oval. Chasing 159, they breezed home in just 25.4 overs, with opener Amjad Ali laying the base with a 49-ball 43 and <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/uae/content/player/43121.html" style="color: #035bac; text-decoration: none;">Shaiman Anwar</a> finishing things off with an unbeaten 33-ball 53, with five fours and three sixes.</div>
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Right from the time they chose to field, UAE were on top of the game, with a double-strike from medium-pacer Mohammad Naveed in the seventh over putting Malaysia on the back foot after a 39-run opening partnership. They slumped to 74 for 5 before a 54-run partnership from Suharril Fetri and Hammadullah Khan stabilized their innings. But it was only temporary respite, and UAE struck back to take their last five wickets for just 30 runs. Left-arm spinner <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/uae/content/player/40170.html" style="color: #035bac; text-decoration: none;">Fayyaz Ahmed</a> was UAE's most successful bowler, with figures of 3 for 12 in 4.4 overs.</div>
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Afghanistan, Nepal wins lead to three-way tie

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">For the second time in two days, </span><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/nepal/content/player/701215.html" style="background-color: white; color: #035bac; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: initial;">Sompal Kami</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> and</span><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/nepal/content/player/25952.html" style="background-color: white; color: #035bac; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: initial;">Mahaboob Alam</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> played leading performances helping</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Nepal</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> register their </span><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/736505.html" style="background-color: white; color: #035bac; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">second successive win</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">, this time against </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Malaysia</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">, in the ACC Premier League match in Kuala Lumpur. The two players had picked up three wickets each in the win against UAE; here Kami bagged a five-wicket haul, and Alam hit a half-century to steer what threatened to be a tricky chase. Chasing 150, Nepal were rocked by Suresh Navaratnam's triple-strikes and at 36 for 4, were in serious trouble. However, Alam added 89 for the fifth wicket with Sharad Vesawkar to almost seal the match. He was run-out for 53, but with only 25 needed, Nepal overhauled the target without much fuss. The foundation for the win had been laid earlier though, when Kami ran through the Malaysia top order. Malaysia's batsmen failed to construct meaningful stands and the team was bowled out for 149 in the 43rd over.</span></div>

Nepal maintain ascendency

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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Nepal</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> got off to a bright start in the Asian Cricket Council Premier League, by beating </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">UAE</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> by </span><a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/736501.html" style="background-color: white; color: #035bac; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">four wickets</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> with more than ten overs to spare in Kuala Lumpur. Put in to bat, UAE lost early wickets, but the innings was resurrected with a 72-run fifth-wicket stand. Swapnil Patil anchored UAE with 76, but they were bowled out in the penultimate over of the innings for 191. Sompal Kami and Mahaboob Alam shared six wickets between them. Chasing a modest total, Nepal lost Naresh Budaiyar in the third over, but the second-wicket pair of Subash Khakurel (71) and Gyanendra Malla (47) responded with a 66-run stand. Paras Khadka, the captain, chipped in with a 40-ball 30. Fayyaz Ahmed was UAE's most successful bowler with 2 for 49.</span></div>

Nepal register comfortable win

Nepal got off to a bright start in the Asian Cricket Council Premier League, by beating UAE by four wickets with more than ten ove...

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