Succesive breaks here by UAE who have put the pressure right back on Nepal.
Succesive breaks here by UAE who have put the pressure right back on Nepal.
Nepal will aim to reach a competitive total to snatch momentum from UAE but UAE are making that seem impossible with their tight bowling.
Nepal are able to manage an occasional boundary but UAE have bowled with immense discipline so far.
With wickets in hand, Nepal should aim for a solid total anywhere above 160 and get the burners lit up.
Aasif Sheikh is nearing his 50 currently on 46*.
Kushal Bhurtel departs as UAE strike their first wicket.
Harshit Kaushik got him out LBW on 28 off 26.
Aasif Sheikh is now joined by skipper Rohit Paudel who are now rebuilding Nepal's innings.
Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh have both looked solid in the powerplay giving Nepal a wicket-less start.
Their next goal will be firing up the run rate and to capitalise on this platform.
UAE still require a break.
Nepal are off to a steady start courtesy of Kushal Bhurtel who has started off with a six and a four. They are eying a good powerplay total.
UAE on the other hand look for their first breakthrough.
Nepal: Aasif Sheikh (wk), Kushal Bhurtel, Rohit Paudel (c), Sundeep Jora, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Nandan Yadav, Lalit Rajbanshi
United Arab Emirates: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Harshit Kaushik, Rahul Chopra (wk), Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Simranjeet Singh, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Haider Ali, Zahid Ali, Jonathan Figy
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel has won the toss and elected to bat first against the United Arab Emirates in Al Amerat.
The match begins at 4pm IST. The Nepal vs UAE, ICC T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier Super Six match will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.
Good afternoon and welcome to everyone joining us this Sunday. Nepal take on United Arab Emirates in the Super Sixes, and we will bring to you the build-up and live updates from the T20 World Cup qualifying encounter.
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