th<\/sup> South Asian Games<\/a> held at Kirtipur on December 9, 2019.<\/p>\nChasing the meagre 95-run target set by Maldives, Nepali batsmen knocked the target in 16.1 overs.<\/p>\n
Nepali batsmen took their turn to contribute their part for the win. Aarif Sheikh top-scored 33 runs, while Gyanendra Malla and Rohit Poudel notched 22 and 15 runs, respectively.<\/p>\n
Maldivian, Umar Adam bowled 4 overs and got 3 Nepali batsmen out, giving away 20 runs.<\/p>\n
Earlier, after gaining the toss, the host team invited the visiting team to bat first.<\/p>\n
Maldives could score only 94 runs in the stipulated 20 over for the loss of 9 wickets.<\/p>\n
Top scorer, L Shafeeg garnered 19 runs, Mohamed Rishwan notched 17 runs, while captain Mohamed Mahfooz scored 16 runs.<\/p>\n
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Nepali bowlers, LN Rajbanshi and S Bhari picked 3 and 2 wickets each and restricted the run rate of Maldivians.<\/p>\n
3rd Place Play-off Match Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n