After winning the toss and choosing to bat, the Pakistan youth team scored 144 runs after losing 9 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs.
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Pakistan Shaheens have given Nepal a target of 145 runs for victory in the Top End T20 cricket tournament being held in Australia on Friday.
After winning the toss and choosing to bat, the Pakistan youth team scored 144 runs by losing 9 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs.
In Darbin's Marara Cricket Ground-2, even though Nepal made a great start in bowling, Pakistan Shaheen scored 61 runs in the last 5 overs and made a watchable score. Captain Irfan Khan scored 42 runs off 36 balls and remained unbeaten. He hit Kushal Malla for a six on the last ball of the innings. He hit a total of 3 fours and 1 six. In the second and first over of the
game, Dipendrasingh Airi got Nepal off to a great start by dismissing opener Maj Sadakt for 1 and Mohammad Faiz for 2 runs. After another opener Yasir Khan was dismissed by Kushal Bhurtel for 18 runs, Nepal dominated the bowling. Nandan Yadav dismissed Abdul Samad and Ghazi Ghori (4) in one over. Samad, who has played 5 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan, scored 26 runs with 1 four and six from 25 balls.
Irfan and Mohammad Wasim shared an unbeaten partnership of 40 runs for the eighth wicket. Wasim played 22 balls and scored 23 runs with 2 fours and 1 six. Sompal Kami took 3 wickets from Nepal. He spent 30 runs in 4 overs. Dipendra took 15 in 3 overs and Nandan spent 32 runs in 4 overs 2-2 and Bhurtel took 1 wicket.
After winning the last 2 matches in the first 5 matches, Nepal is in the eighth place with 11 teams. This is Nepal's last match in the group stage. If they win, Nepal will remain in the top four and hope to reach the semi-finals.
