Malaysia Sets 236 Runs Target for Nepal in ACC Men’s Premier Cup

Malaysia Sets 236 Runs Target for Nepal: In the first match of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup, Nepal vs Malaysia faced each other in TU Ground Nepal. Malaysia won the toss and decided to bat first. The team scored 235 runs and set a target of 236 runs for Nepal while losing eight wickets.

Muhammad Amir and Virandeep Singh opened for Malaysia, while Sompal Kami came as the opener bowler for Nepal. In the fifth ball of the sixth over, Nepal’s Gulshan Jha took the wicket of Muhammad Amir Azim, who scored 17 runs in 18 balls and was caught by Dipendra Singh Airee.

Ahmad Faiz’s Half-Century

Ahmad Faiz came at number three and completed his half-century in the 23rd. At the halfway point of the game, Malaysia was at 103, losing one wicket.

Malaysia Loses Second Wicket After a Long Time

In the 34th over, in the ball of Sandeep Lamichhane, Faiz got out scoring 76 runs in 95 balls. Vijay Unni came at number four, and Virandeep Singh got out in the 38th over, scoring 46 runs in 94 balls. Syed Aziz Mubarak came in at number five.

Wickets Continue to Fall for Malaysia

In the 40th over of Lalit Rajbanshi, Vijay Unni got caught out, scoring 12 runs in 19 balls. Muhamad Syahadat came in at number six, and at the end of the 40th over, Malaysia was at 167, losing four wickets.

Sompal & Sandeep Takes Three Wickets

In the 41st over, Sompal Kami took the wicket of Syed Aziz, who was caught out by Rohit Poudel in Kami’s ball, scoring 13 runs in 14 balls. In the 47th over, Sompal Kami took two consecutive wickets. In the second ball of the 47th over, Khizar got caught out, scoring 22 runs in 25 balls. In the third ball, Fitri Sham, who came at number eight, got a golden duck. Syazrul Ezat Idrus came at number nine but got caught out in the last over in Sandeep Lamichhane’s ball, scoring 21 runs in 13 balls. Muhammad Wafiq came to face the last ball of the inning and got caught out.

End of the First Inning: Malaysia Sets 236 Runs Target for Nepal

At the end of the first inning, Malaysia gave Nepal a target of 236 runs, losing eight wickets. Sompal Kami and Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets each, while Lalit Rajbanshi took two wickets and Gulsan took one for Nepal. The match between Nepal and Malaysia in ACC Premier Cup 2023 in TU Ground Nepal was a thrilling encounter, with both teams putting up an excellent performance.