Rajbanshi bowls Nepal into ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016

In its run-chase, Nepal overcame middle-order hiccups to reach the target with 22 balls and three wickets to spare.

Dhamsala led the reply with a fine 47 that came off 71 balls and included six fours, while captain Raju Raijal contributed 35 from 56 balls with three fours. Airee (26) and Sheikh (21) made valuable contributions down the order to ensure they were no last-minute hassles.

Nepal’s moments of concern came when it recovered from 35 for two to reach 85 for two, before slipping to 110 for four and then to 149 for six.

Scores in brief:

FINAL- Nepal beat Ireland by three wickets at Kinrara Oval

Ireland 184 all out, 47 overs (Gary McClintock 45, Andrew Austin 44, Lorcan Tucker 33; Lalit Rajbanshi 4-36, Arif Sheikh 3-21, Dipendra Airee 2-20)

Nepal 185-7, 46.2 overs (Sunil Dhamsala 47, Raju Rijal 35, Dipendra Airee 26, Arif Sheikh 21)

3rd/4th PLACE PLAY-OFF - USA beat Uganda by five wickets at the Royal Selangor Club

Uganda 130 all out, 40.2 overs (Frank Akankwasa 25; Alex Shoff 2-16, Anup Rao 2-16)

USA 131-5, 47.2 overs (Sagar Patel 34, Alex Shoff 28 not out, Kushal Ganji 23; Derrick Bakunzi 2-17)