Nepal got off to a great start. Fast bowler Hemant Dhami gave Nepal a sensational start by dismissing Mohammad Wasim lbw on the first ball of the match. In the second over, Nandan Yadav had Alishan Sarafu caught brilliantly by wicketkeeper Lokesh Bam for 1 run.
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Nepal has been given a target of 129 runs to win the second and final Twenty20 International cricket match against the UAE. Nepal captain Dipendra Singh Airi won the toss and invited the UAE to bat on Tuesday at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium, Kirtipur. The UAE scored only 128 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
Nepal had a great start. Fast bowler Hemant Dhami gave Nepal a sensational start by dismissing Mohammad Wasim LBW in the first ball of the match. In the second over, Nandan Yadav had Alisan Sarafu caught brilliantly by wicketkeeper Lokesh Bam for 1 run.
Hemant dismissed Harpreet Singh for 1 run in his second and third over of the match. Opener Abid Ismani scored 30 runs. He hit 2 fours and a six in 22 balls before being out LBW off Sandeep Lamichhane. Shahab Alam, who had spent 17 runs in his first over, dismissed Sohaib Khan for a duck in the second over, while Nilansh Keshwani was run out for a duck in the same over.
With UAE reaching 48-6 in the eighth over, Akashdeep Nath and Mohammad Arfan shared a 64-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Arfan scored 32 runs in 36 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. Sandeep dismissed Tanvir for a duck in the next ball. Akashdeep remained unbeaten on 53 runs. He hit 3 fours and 4 sixes in 42 balls. Mohammad Zuheb remained unbeaten on 8 runs.
Sandeep took 3 wickets for 6 runs in 4 overs, including 1 maiden. Hemant Dhami took 2 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs. Nandan and Shahab took 1 wicket each. Nandan scored 44 runs in 4 overs and Shahab scored 29 runs in 3 overs.
UAE defeated Nepal by 6 wickets in the first match. Spin all-rounder Santosh Yadav made his Twenty20 International debut for Nepal. Santosh, who was included in the Nepali team for the first time, was selected in the playing 11 in the second Twenty20 International against UAE. Santosh bowled 1 over and conceded 11 runs.
Nepal has replaced Arjun Saud, Sandeep Jora, Bashir and Sher Malla from the first team they played with with Lokesh Bam, Arif Sheikh, Santosh and Shahab Alam.
