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Gyanendra Malla scored an unbeaten half century to guide Nepal to a eight-wicker win over Oman and a place in the semi-finals of the ACC U-19 Elite Cup cricket tournament here at the Club Aman in Kuala Lumpur today.
Oman made 90 runs in 47.3 overs after Nepali captain Paras Khadka put them to bat first. Nepal chased the total losing two wickets in 22.5 overs. Nepal advanced as Group A winner with seven points while The United Arab Emirates (UAE), who beat Singapore by four wickets today, advanced as runner up with six points.
Abhaya Rana (2-24) replaced Chandra Sawad for the match and made a good impression almost immediately as he had openers Gaurav Honavar (0) and Shrey Wilson (1) caught behind in his fourth and sixth overs respectively. Two very similar deliveries saw both batsmen completely miss-time their shots to provide a thick edge and an easy catch to wicketkeeper Mahesh Chettri, who took four catches and had two stumpings.
Amrit Bhattarai (2-13), bowling from the other end, clipped the top of the stumps in two consecutive balls, dismissing Jatinder Singh (2) and Abu Saud Haroon (0), putting Oman in a very uncomfortable position at 19-4 in nine overs.
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