Nepal, who were invited to bat after losing the toss, scored 211 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and cruised towards the title.
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Nepal set a mammoth target of 212 runs to Samoa in the final match of the Super Six of the Twenty20 Asia-East Asia Pacific Qualifiers on Friday. Nepal, who were invited to bat after losing the toss, scored 211 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and moved towards the title.
Nepal will be sure to win the title if it wins this match Nepal has already qualified for the 20-nation ICC Twenty20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8 with 8 points after winning the previous three matches of the Super Six.
Along with Nepal, Oman and the UAE have also secured their places in the Twenty20 World Cup. Oman has 8 points and the UAE has 6 points. If Nepal defeats Samoa, it will overtake Oman by 2 points.
Asif Sheikh and Kushal Bhurtel gave Nepal an aggressive start by putting on 61 runs in the first 6 overs of the power play. Bhurtel was dismissed for 17 runs with 2 fours and 1 six in 15 balls. Asif scored 69 runs. This is his highest score in Twenty20 Internationals. Last month, he scored 68 runs against the West Indies in Sharjah.
Asif hit 7 fours and 4 sixes in 41 balls. Asif's brother Arif, who got his first chance in the tournament, was dismissed for 9 runs with 2 fours. Dipendra Singh Airi scored 53 runs. He hit 2 fours and 4 sixes in 33 balls.
Nepal had scored 79 runs in the last 5 overs. Captain Rohit Poudel scored 22 runs in 11 balls with 1 four and a six, and Lokesh Bam remained unbeaten on 39 runs in 12 balls with 2 fours and 4 sixes.
