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| November 20, 2005 | Sunday | Shawwal 17, 1426 |
Nepal capture ACC trophy
KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Nepal walked home with a seven-wicket victory over Malaysia to lift Asian Cricket Council (ACC) under-19 cricket trophy in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Saturday.
Nepal, who won the toss, put Malaysia in to bat first. Malaysia suffered a batting collapse and were all out in 25.5 overs for 83 runs.
Set a challenge of 84 runs to win, Nepal achieved the target in 25.3 overs with seven wickets in hand.
Nepal’s Bantu Bataju who took five Malaysian wickets was declared Man-of-the-Match.
Nepal now qualify to take part in International Cricket Council (ICC) under-19 World Cup championships scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka next year.
Summarized scores:
Malaysia 83
Nepal 84 in 25.5 for three wickets in 25.3 overs —PPI
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