Sarraf, Paudel lead Nepal to emphatic win over Singapore
Kathmandu, April 13 -- Allrounder Pawan Sarraf and skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel sealed an emphatic 217-run win over Singapore in the first match of the ICC U-19 World Cup Asia Qualifier at the Selangor Turf Club in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
Put into bat first, Nepal overcame a poor start to post a massive 282 runs in 46 overs. Singapore delayed the inevitable for 31 overs before finally being dismissed for a paltry 65 runs.
Nepal were reeling at 18-2 by the sixth over after losing opener Rit Gautam (1) and No 3 batsman Aasif Sheikh (8) cheaply. But Gautam's opening partner Sarraf and skipper Paudel put on a 90-run third wicket stand to consolidate the Nepali innings. Sarraf fell three runs short of a half century after hitting four boundari...
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