Pakistan rout Nepal

Published January 21, 2004

BANGLORE, Jan 20: Pakistan Tuesday scored a comprehensive 129 runs win over Nepal in Asia Cup Under- 17 cricket tournament on Tuesday. Pakistan, electing to bat, made 269 for seven wickets with Adnan Raza Ali top scored with an unbeaten 59. Nepal , in reply could muster only 140 for seven wickets.

Meanwhile, Opener Uday Kaul smashed an unbeaten 208 and Raviraj Patil cracked 123 as India crushed Bahrain by a massive 292 runs Tuesday in other match of the tournament.

Kaul hit 27 fours and one six in his 142-ball knock, while Patil's 76-ball innings was studded with 14 fours and four sixes. India, put into bat, amassed 419 for three in allotted 45 overs. In reply, Bahrain were bowled out for 127 in 40.1 overs.

Summarized scores:

Pakistan beat Nepal by 129 runs Pakistan 269 for seven wickets in 45 overs (Ali 59 not out, Fiaz Ahmed 47, K Raza Ali Dar 45, Rameez Raja 38, Nasir Jamshaid 37, Irfan Siddique 2 for 55; Bantu Bataju 2 for 47)

Nepal 140 for seven wickets in 45 overs (Sarad Viswekar 37, Pawandas 19; Fiaz Ahmed 2 for 11, Tahzeeb Raza 2 for 23) India beat Bahrain by 292 runs

India 419 for three wickets in 45 overs (Kaul 208 not out, Patil 123; Sundeep Sen 2 for 77) Bahrain 127 all out in 40.1 overs (Ben O'brein 34, Vaibhav Rathod 23 not out; Nadeem 3 for 22, Chawla 3 for 33).-PPI

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