Nepal's Decisive Win
Nepal Secures Asian Games T20I Final Berth After Crushing Oman by Eight Wickets
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Nepal reached the final of the Men’s T20I Asian Games Cricket Qualifier by beating Oman with a comprehensive eight-wicket win in Singapore. After Oman chose to bat first, the youthful Omani side collapsed to 94 all out in 19.4 overs, with early wickets setting the tone. Nepal chased down the target of 95 in 9.2 overs, losing just two wickets, as Lokesh Bam top-scored with 44 and Rohit Paudel made an unbeaten 21 while a late stand helped seal the result. Karan KC led Nepal’s bowling with 3 wickets, supported by Sompal Kami and Sandeep Lamichhane with two each. Oman’s captain Sufyan Mehmood scored 38, but Nepal’s regular wickets prevented any sustained recovery. Nepal will now face the winner of the other semi-final between Malaysia and Hong Kong in the final.
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Oman’s batting collapse began with two ducks: Shuaib Al Balushi and Nawed Al Balushi were dismissed for zero, and Mohammed Al Balushi fell for nine as Oman slumped to 9 for 3 inside four overs.
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After the early collapse, Zubair Al Balushi briefly steadied Oman with 22 off 14 balls (five boundaries), while Sufyan Mehmood anchored with 38 off 42 and Abdul Jalil added 16 off 14 (including a six).
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In Nepal’s chase, Oman struck early setbacks: Kushal Bhurtel was out for 20 and Aasif Sheikh for one, reducing Nepal to 27 for 2 in two overs—both wickets taken by left-arm spinner Sameer Othman.
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Lokesh Bam and Rohit Paudel then steadied and finished the job together with an unbeaten partnership worth 68 runs, as Nepal reached 96 for 2 in 9.2 overs.
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