KARACHI, Dec 20: Pakistan stormed into the final of Asia U-15 cricket cup with a 27 runs victory over Nepal on Friday in the semifinal played in Dubai, according to a message received here.

Nepal bowlers did well to skittle Pakistan out for a modest 117 in 36.3 overs but found the target too steep and were bowled out for 90in 37.1 overs.

For Pakistan Adnan Raza Ali (25) and Man-of-the-Match Sardar Nawaz (25) batted well. Raj Shreshtha emerged as the most successful bowler for Nepal taking four wickets for 15 runs from his quota of eight overs.

When Nepal batted they too found run making a difficult proposition. Only two of their batsmen Shreshtha and Irfan Siddiqui could reach doubles. Suleman Ali was pick of Pakistani attack claiming three wickets for 13 runs from 6.2 overs.

Scoreboard

PAKISTAN

Fayyaz Ahmed c Sharad b Khadke 0

Suleman Ali lbw b D.Shrestha 4

Fazal Mohd c Ravi b D.Shrestha 11

Adnan Raza c Sunil b R.Shrestha 25

Salman Akbar b R. Shreshtha 13

Raza Dar c Mahesh b R.Shreshtha 11

Sardar Nawaz run out 25

Owais Ahmed c Bantu b Irfan 1

Mansoor Ahmed c Ravi b R.Shreshtha 0

Nasir Ahmed c Mahesh b Bantu 12

M.Jamshaid not out 4

EXTRAS (nb 2, wb 7,byes 2) 11

TOTAL (all out in 36.3 overs) 117

FALL OF WKT: 1-7, 2-11, 3-25, 4-59, 5-64, 6-96, 7-101, 8-101, 9-105, 10-117

BOWLING: Paras Khadke 8-1-20-1; Deepak Shrestha 6-1-22-2; Bantu Bataju 7.3-1-26-1; Susan Man Shrestha 1-0-10-0; Raj Shreshtha 8-0-15-4; Irfan Siddiqui 6-2-22-1

NEPAL

S.K.Jain lbw b Nasir 0

Pawan Das run out 4

S.Vesawkar c Owais b Nasir 3

P.Khadka c Owais b Sardar Nawaz 8

Mahesh Chhotri b Jamshaid 1

R. Thapa lbw Sardar Nawaz 1

Raj Shreshtha st Owais b Raza Dar 15

Irfan Siddiqui st Owais b Suleman 22

Bantu Bataju c Fayyaz b Suleman 3

S.Shrestha b Suleman 8

D.Shrestha not out 2

EXTRAS (nb 3, Wb9, lb 11) 23

TOTAL (all out in 37.1 overs) 90

FALL OF WKT: 1-1, 2-11, 3-13, 4-23, 5-25, 6-28, 7-67, 8-71, 9-76, 10-90

BOWLING: Nasir Ahmed 5-1-13-2; Sardar Nawaz 8-2-15-2; Mohammad Jamshaid 6-1-11-1; Mansoor Amjad 5-3-8-0; Raza Ali Dar 7-0-19-1; Suleman Ali 6.1-0- 13-3.

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