Nepal and Malaysia reached the semi-finals as the winners and runners-up of Group 'A', while Hong Kong and Oman reached the semi-finals as the winners and runners-up of Group 'B', respectively.
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Nepal is set to play Oman in the semi-finals of the Asian Games Men's Cricket Qualifiers. The semi-final equation was completed after Hong Kong defeated Oman by 154 runs in the final match of the league stage of the tournament being held in Singapore on Friday.
Nepal and Malaysia have reached the semi-finals as the winners and runners-up of Group 'A' and Hong Kong and Oman in Group 'B' respectively. Nepal will face Oman and Malaysia in the semi-finals. Both semi-finals will be held on Sunday.
Nepal defeated China by 221 runs in the first match on Sunday and Malaysia by 167 runs in the second match on Thursday to become the winners of Group 'A'. Oman, which is playing its own domestic cricketers, defeated Singapore by 7 runs and Bahrain by 20 runs in the first two matches of the group stage.
But Oman was not affected by Hong Kong on Friday. After Anshuman Rath scored 140 runs, Hong Kong, who came in to bat after losing the toss, scored 287 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in the stipulated 20 overs. Rath, who completed his century in 41 balls, hit 13 fours and 10 sixes in his 56-ball innings. His opening partnership with Nizakat Khan had put on 76 runs. Nizakat hit 6 fours and 4 sixes in 45 balls to put on 195 runs for the first wicket with Rath in 15 overs. Babar Hayat remained unbeaten on 63 runs in 19 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes. He reached his half-century in 16 balls. In reply, Oman managed to score 133 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Ihsan Khan took 4 wickets for Hong Kong in 4 overs for just 12 runs.
