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Riding on the half-century of Gulsan Jha, hosts Nepal defeated the UAE by seven wickets in the final match of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup on Tuesday. With the win, Nepal have been qualified for the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan in September. Winning the toss, Nepal invited the UAE to bat first. The UAE scored 117 runs losing all the wickets in 33.1 overs in the match played at the TU Ground in Kirtipur. Set 118 to win, Nepal achieved the target in 30. 3 overs at the cost of just three wickets. Jha scored unbeaten 67 runs off 84 balls hitting three boundaries and six sixes. Similarly, Bhim Sarki scored unbeaten 36 runs with four boundaries. Rohan Mustafa of the UAE took two wickets. Likewise, Aayan Afzal Khan claimed one wicket. Lalit Rajbasni claimed four wickets for Nepal. Similarly, Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane took two wickets each and Gaulsan Jha and Sompal Kami claimed one wicket each. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal congratulated the Nepali cricket team for winning the title of ACC Men's Premier Cup.  

Nepal defeated Oman by 84 runs in the ongoing ACC Men’s Premier Cup on Friday. Oman won the toss and invited Nepal to bat first. Nepal scored 310 runs at the cost of eight wickets in the match played at the TU Cricket Stadium this afternoon. Chasing the target of 311 runs, Oman scored a moderate total of 226 runs losing all the wickets in 46.3 overs. Mohammad Nadeem scored 65 runs off 84 balls hitting one six and seven boundaries for Oman. Likewise, Sandeep Goud made 46 runs, Ayaan Khan and Kashyap Harishbhai Prajapati scored 29 and 25 runs respectively. Similarly, Jatinder Singh scored 15 runs and Adeel Ahmad Shafique made 13 runs. Other players failed to score in double digits. Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets each for Nepal. Likewise, Lalit Rajbansi claimed one wicket. Kushal Malla scored 108 runs of 64 balls hitting 10 sixes and nine boundaries for Nepal which made a bad start with both openers returning to the pavilion without scoring any runs. Similarly, Sompal Kami made unbeaten 63 runs off 48 balls with nine boundaries and Arif Sheikh scored 29 runs off 43 balls. Captain Rohit Paudel scored 24 runs and Bhim Sarki added 33 runs on the scoreboard. Karan KC made 29 runs off 15 balls with one six and two fours. In the first match, Nepal had defeated Malaysia by six wickets. Nepal will take on Saudi Arabia in the third match at the Mulpani Cricket Ground.    

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced a 21-member preliminary team for the ACC Men's Premier Cup tournament scheduled to take place in Nepal from April 18 to May 1. The selected team members are Sandeep Lamichhane, Gyanendra Malla, Aarif Shekh, Kushal Bhurtel, Bhim Sarki, Aasif Shekh, Pratish GC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Rohit Paudel and Sandip Jora. Likewise, other members are Sompal Kami, Kishor Mahato, Kushal Malla, Shyam Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee, Dipendra Singh Airee, Arjun Saud, Gulshan Jha, Surya Tamang, Karan KC and Dev Khanal. Organized by the Asian Cricket Council, various 10 countries will participate in the tournament that will take place at Kirtipur-based Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground and Mulpani Cricket Ground. The participating teams have been divided into two groups. Nepal is placed in Group 'A' alongside Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Qatar and Oman. Similarly, Kuwait, Bahrain, Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates are grouped 'B'. Nepal will take on Malaysia in the opening match. The winner will qualify for the Asia Cup to be held in Pakistan in September.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has announced a cash prize of Rs 300,000 each to the Nepali cricket players for securing a berth at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers. The Prime Minister announced the award while honoring the winning cricket players at his official residence in Baluwatar this morning. “I am very much happy by the performance you performed yesterday. This is not only your winThis is the victory of the country. May you perform well in the future also. I wish you all the best in advance,” he said. “May you get success in the World Cup Qualifiers. I will be with you in sad and happy times,” PM Dahal said, adding, “The government had provided Rs 200, 000 each to the Nepali cricket players earlier also. Today, I announced to provide Rs 300, 000 each to you.” On the occasion, he directed the National Sports Council to install lights and score boards in the Kirtipur-based TU Cricket Ground. The Prime Minister said, "I on behalf of the government express commitment to make necessary arrangements to accelerate construction of under construction cricket grounds at different places of the country including Mulpani and Chitwan." Nepal defeated the UAE by nine runs to secure a place at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers on Thursday. The game was decided by Duckworth-Lewis (DL) method as the second innings had to be reduced to 44 overs due to bad light.