Earlier, Nepal lost to Bangladesh by 7 wickets and Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. Nepal was eliminated from Group 'B' as Sri Lanka emerged as the winner and Bangladesh as the runner-up, thus reaching the semi-finals.
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Nepali U-19 cricket team lost to Afghanistan by 6 wickets in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup on Wednesday. Nepal, who are in Group 'B' of the tournament being held in Dubai, suffered their third consecutive defeat.
Earlier, Nepal had lost to Bangladesh by 7 wickets and to Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. When Nepal was eliminated, Sri Lanka won Group 'B' and Bangladesh were runners-up and reached the semi-finals. India and Pakistan won Group 'A' and reached the last four as group winners and runners-up.
On Wednesday, Nepal batted first and scored 124 runs in 46.4 overs. Afghanistan achieved the target of 115 runs in 26.5 overs, losing 4 wickets. Ujerullah Niazai scored the highest 61 runs with 7 fours and 2 sixes, while opener Osman Sadat contributed 28 runs. Abhishek Tiwari took 2 wickets for Nepal, while Bipin Sharma and Chandan Ram took 1 wicket each.
After losing the toss, Dilsad Ali scored 32 runs with 4 fours for Nepal. Chandan Ram scored 27 runs with 1 four and two sixes, while Abhishek Tiwari scored 20 runs with 3 fours. Rohan Bick, who scored 12 runs, hit a six. No other player could score in double figures. Afghanistan's Jaitullah Shaheen took three wickets, while Salam Khan Ahmadzai, Abdul Aziz, Wahidullah Zadran and Nuristani Omarzai took two wickets each.
