Chennai, Feb. 3 -- Thanks to unbeaten half centuries by Dipendra Singh Aireeand Aarif Sheikh Nepal overcame a top order collapse to thrash United Arab Emirates(UAE) by seven wickets in the World Cup T20 warm up cricket match at the historicChepauk stadium here tonight.
Set a target of 146 after restricting their rivals by picking wickets at regular intervals,Nepal lost both the openers inside the first four overs and were struggling at 45 for 3in the seventh over, before Dipendra and Aarif came together to guide the team crossthe finishing line with three overs to spare.
Diependra, who remained unbeaten on 50 in 31 balls hitting four fours and a six andAaarif, who hammered eight fours and two sixers in his 37-ball 61, added 103 runsfor th...