Qualifier Nepal shocks New Zealand by 32 runs; India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka win
Canada was shot out for 119 in reply with Arslan Khan playing a lone hand with an unbeaten 42. Lahiru Kumara, Thilan Nimesh and Damitha Silva claimed two wickets each.
The 11th edition of the biennial 16-nation tournament features nine Test-playing nations and seven Associate and Affiliate Members – Afghanistan, Canada, Fiji, Namibia, Nepal, Ireland and Scotland.
Teams have been divided into four groups with the top two in each advancing to the Super League quarter-finals and the other two qualifying for the Plate championships.
Scores in brief:
Group B - Pakistan beat Afghanistan by six wickets in Sylhet
Afghanistan 126 all out, 41.2 overs (Tariq Stanikzai 53; Shadab Khan 4-9, Hasan Mohsin 3-24)
Pakistan 129-4, 31.3 overs (Zeeshan Malik 29, Hasan Mohsin 28 not out, Mohammad Umar 25; Zia-ur-Rehman 2-31)
Group B - Sri Lanka beat Canada by 196 runs in Sylhet
Sri Lanka 315-6, 50 overs (Charith Asalanka 76, Shammu Ashan 74, Kaveen Bandara 61, Vishad de Silva 51; Abdul Haseeb 2-65)
Canada 119 all out, 39.2 overs (Arslan Khan 42 not out; Lahiru Kumara 2-22, Thilan Nimesh 2-19, Damitha Silva 2-16)
Group D - India beat Ireland by 79 runs in Mirpur
India 268-9, 50 overs (Sarfaraz Khan 74, Washington Sundar 62, Zeeshan Ansari 36; Rory Anders 3-35, Joshua Little 3-52)
Ireland 189 all out, 49.1 overs (Lorcan Tucker 57, William McClintock 58; Avesh Khan 2-24, Rahul Batham 3-15)
Group D - Nepal beat New Zealand by 32 runs in Fatullah
Nepal 238-7, 50 overs (Raju Rijal 48, Sandeep Sunar 39, Aarif Sheikh 39, Kushal Bhurtel 35 not out; Nathan Smith 3-58)
New Zealand 206 all out, 47.1 overs (Glenn Phillips 52, Josh Finnie 37, Dale Phillips 41; Dipendra Airee 3-24, Prem Tamang 2-38)
Friday’s fixtures:
**Group A –**Namibia v Scotland, SKICS, Cox’s Bazar
**Group C –**England v West Indies, ZACS, Chittagong
**Group C –**Fiji v Zimbabwe, MA Aziz, Chittagong
Group A
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NNR | Points |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.86 | 2 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.86 | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NNR | Points |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3.92 | 2 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.575 | 0 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.575 | 0 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3.92 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NNR | Points |
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5.980 | 2 |
| West Indies | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5.980 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NNR | Points |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1.58 | 2 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.64 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.64 | 0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1.58 | 0 |
· Top two sides from each group will progress to the Super League stage while the bottom two sides will feature in the Plate Championship