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]]>And, Nepal is all set for the nine-day tournament that will see two groups Group A and Group B fighting for the trophy.
While the Group A has Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and UAE teams, the Group B has Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Pakistan and Sri Lanka teams playing for this year’s ACC U-19 Asia Cup.
Two days ahead of the tournament, Nepal on September 25, 2018, announced its 15-member squad for the ACC U-19 Asia Cup.
The squad, led by Asif Sheikh, has retained most of the Nepali players who played the recently-concluded Quadrangular Series Under-19 One Day Cricket Series in Lucknow, India.
Meanwhile, in the latest update, the Independent Selection Committee headed by the Under-19 Head Coach Binod Das, Sunoj Bhattarai, and Raju Khadka made key changes to the squad, adding Nepal national cricket team rising cricketer Rohit Kumar Paudel, Nandan Yadav, Rabindra Jung Shahi and Surya Tamang, to the final list.
Kamal Singh Airee, Ravi Shah, Rit Gautam, Pawan Sarraf, Rashid Khan, Bhim Sharki, Trit Raj Das, Sandeep Zora, Sagar Dhakal and Arun Airee are among the finalized list.
Nepal qualified for the U-19 Asia Cup after winning the ACC U-19 Eastern Region title.
The Nepali cricket team is now eyeing the ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2018 driven by the energy it drew from the ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2017 that saw Nepal making its historic first-ever entry to semi-finals round of the tournament. Afghanistan won the championship.
ACC Under 19 Asia Cup – A Round Robin League
The ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2018 will as usual be a round robin league and the top two teams who clear the round will move to semi-finals. In this round robin league, Nepal will play its first match against India on the first day of the tournament before facing Afghanistan on October 1. The league will end on October 2, 2018, followed by the grand finale on October 7, 2018.
Finalized list of Nepali Team for ACC Asia U-19 Cup:
- Asif Sheikh (Captain)
- Kamal Singh Airee (Vice-Captain)
- Rohit Kumar Paudel
- Ravi Shah
- Nandan Yadav
- Rit Gautam
- Pawan Sarraf
- Rabindra Jung Shahi
- Rashid Khan
- Bhim Sharki
- Trit Raj Das
- Sandeep Zora
- Sagar Dhakal
- Arun Airee
- Surya Tamang
ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2018 Schedule
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]]>With this, the Nepali team advanced to semi-finals of the ACC U-19 Youth Asia Cup 2017.
This is the first time that Nepal, in its cricket history, has entered semi-finals of the tournament after clearing the knockout stage.
In the match that was limited for 24 overs due to rain, Nepal bowled Malaysia in just 15.3 overs at a 45-run score with a stunning performance by its bowler Sandeep Lamichhane who took five wickets.
Then, Nepal’s batting order jumped in and finished off the target in just 32 balls with a dashing performance by the opener batsman Anil Kumar Sah.
Nepal To Take on Afghanistan in Semi-Finals
Even though Nepal won two matches to finish as Group A runners-up, its position in semi-finals remained secured following Bangladesh’s victory over India in another match held on the same day.
While Afghanistan stands in Group B with its win over UAE, Pakistan finished as Group runners-up.
Three-time champions India and Malaysia got eliminated out of the tournament from Group A, while Sri Lanka and UAE remained out from Group B.
In the semi-finals, the Nepali U19 cricket team will have its fight with Afghanistan and Bangladesh will take on Pakistan.
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