Nepal Vs UAE Live Score, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two: Siddique Dismisses Aasif Sheikh | NEP 82/3 (20)

Aarif Sheikh, the new batter, has come out all guns blazing, hitting Siddique for back-to-back boundaries. Paudel, too, joined in, getting another four runs off Haider Ali. 21 runs in the last three overs for Nepal.

The very first delivery after the drinks break, and Junaid Siddique gets his first wicket. Aasif Sheikh, who was looking dangerous, tries to hit it big but only manages to hole it to Parashar. Nepal lose their third.

Since the end of the first powerplay, Nepal have put their heads down and rebuilt their innings. Despite the lack of boundaries in the last three overs, Paudel and Aasif have kept on rotating the strike, taking their partnership to 34 runs.

Slight improvement from Nepal, with two boundaries in the last two overs giving them some relief. They need a few more of this though to reach the par score on this ground, which is around 270-280.

The maidens and the dots had put Nepal under immense pressure, and Aasif relieved it a bit with a well-timed strike that raced away for four runs. Vital runs for Nepal with the first powerplay coming to an end.

Bhim Sharki OUT! Rohit, after two deliveries that went outwards, bowled one that cut inside, and it beats Sharki's defence and hits him plumb on the pads. The umpire has no hestitation while lifting his finger. Rohit Paudel is the new batter.

An early introduction of spin by UAE, with Haider Ali coming in. What a terrific delivery from the spinner, completely beating Bhurtel's defence and smashing the middle and off stumps. This is spin at its very best.

A fantastic start from Nepal, with Kushal and Aasif both timing the ball perfectly, getting two boundaries off Siddique. The Rhinos just need to be careful not to lose any wickets, as they have done in the past.

A solid start from Nepal, with the openers – Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh – getting off the mark against Junaid Siddique. The batting side seems to be intent on rotating the strike regularly on what looks like a lovely wicket to bat on.

The first ball will be bowled at 11am IST. The Nepal vs UAE, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27 game will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country. In Nepal, the match will be available on Kantipur Max TV.

United Arab Emirates: Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wk), Shoaib Khan, Rahul Chopra (c), Muhammad Waseem, Harshit Kaushik, Dhruv Parashar, Zahid Ali, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid Khan

Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Bhim Sharki, Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi

Nepal have won the toss and elected to bat first against UAE.

Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Bhim Sharki, Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Anil Sah, Nandan Yadav, Kushal Malla, Shahab Alam

United Arab Emirates: Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma (wk), Muhammad Shahdad, Rahul Chopra (c), Shoaib Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Harshit Kaushik, Haider Ali, Simranjeet Singh, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Mayank Rajesh Kumar, Zahid Ali, Muhammad Irfan

Good morning and welcome everyone. Cricket action continues in the form of qualifiers for the ODI World Cup, and Nepal take on UAE in match 88. Watch this space for the build-up, toss, playing XIs and live updates.