Nepal scored 148 runs in 17 overs after Dipendra and Arif shared an unbeaten partnership of 103 runs for the fourth wicket.
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Nepal easily defeated the UAE by 7 wickets in their first warm-up match for the Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday, thanks to half-centuries from Dipendra Singh Airi and Arif Sheikh.
After Nepal won the toss at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai, UAE, which was invited to bat, scored 145 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
Nepal scored 148 runs in 17 overs after Dipendra and Arif shared an unbeaten partnership of 103 runs for the fourth wicket. Vice-captain Dipendra scored 50 runs. He hit 4 fours and 1 six in 31 balls. Arif remained unbeaten on 61 runs in 37 balls. Arif hit 8 fours and 2 sixes.
Opener Kushal Bhurtel hit 2 fours and was caught behind the wicket by Mohammad Rohid for 8 runs. Asif Sheikh was dismissed for 8 runs in 6 balls and captain Rohit Poudel for 16 runs in 19 balls. Both were run out.
Earlier, Shahid Khan from UAE remained unbeaten on 38 runs. He hit 3 fours and 1 six in 27 balls. Harshit Kaushik scored 35 off 24 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes, Aryansh Sharma scored 25 off 17 balls with 3 fours and 1 six, Mohammad Zahid scored 19 and Alishan Sarafu scored 12.
UAE could not play openly after Karan KC bowled captain Mohammad Wasim for 6 runs in the first over. Karan took 26 runs in 3 overs and Sandeep Lamichhane took 2 wickets each for 24 runs in 4 overs. Dipendra took 1 wicket for 12 runs in 3 overs.
Nepal will play its second practice match against Canada in Chennai on Thursday. Nepal will play all its World Cup matches in Mumbai. Nepal will begin its World Cup journey by playing two-time champions England on Sunday.
