{"id":435863,"date":"2026-09-12T16:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=435863"},"modified":"2026-09-12T16:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:24:24","slug":"nepal-qualifies-for-asia-cup-after-defeating-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/09\/12\/435863.html","title":{"rendered":"Nepal qualifies for Asia Cup after defeating UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:<\/strong> Nepal has won the ACC Premier Cup cricket tournament for the second time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nepal defeated the United Arab Emirates by 44 runs in the final played at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the victory, Nepal has qualified for the 2027 ODI Asia Cup to be held in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the second time Nepal has qualified for the Asia Cup. Nepal had earlier secured a place in the 2023 edition by defeating the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Batting first after winning the toss, Nepal scored 313 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 50 overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opener and wicketkeeper Aasif Sheikh was the top scorer for Nepal. He made 102 runs from 106 balls, with eight fours and four sixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was Aasif Sheikh’s second century in One-Day International cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gulshan Jha also contributed 52 runs from 38 balls, hitting four sixes and three fours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was Gulshan’s sixth half-century in ODI cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arjun Kumal scored 43 runs, while captain Rohit Paudel made 40. Dipendra Singh Airee scored 18, Ishan Pandey made 13 and Bashir Ahmad remained unbeaten on 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the UAE, Ibrar Ahmed took four wickets, while Khuzaima Tanveer claimed two wickets. Haider Ali and Adeeb Usmani took one wicket each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chasing a target of 314 runs, the UAE were bowled out for 269 runs in 49.1 overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rahul Chopra top-scored for the UAE with an unbeaten 100 runs from 105 balls, including three fours and four sixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoaib Khan scored 52, Tanish Suri made 42, and Harpreet Singh contributed 33 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Nepal, Karan KC took three wickets. Lalit Rajbanshi claimed two wickets, while captain Sandeep Lamichhane, Dipendra Singh Airee, Rohit Paudel and Gulshan Jha took one wicket each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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