Nepal advances to ACC Premier Cup final

Kathmandu, Sept 10: Nepal has secured its berth in the final of ACC Men's Premier Cup 2026 by winning today's semi-final match against Oman.

In the match held at the Bayuemas Oval Cricket Ground in Malaysia, Nepal bowled out Oman for 60 runs in 28.1 overs at the loss of all wickets, while defending a target of 148 runs. Oman's Jatinder Singh top-scored with 25 runs followed by 13 by Jiten Ramanandi, while remaining players failed to score a double digit run.

In course of restricting the opponents, Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee and Sandeep Lamichhane each took three wickets, followed by two each from Rohit Kumar Paudel and Lalit Rajbanshi. Prior to this, Nepal was invited to bat first by losing the toss and made 147 runs in 45.4 overs at the loss of all wickets. Dipendra Singh was the tops-scorer with 51 off 76 balls.

Similarly, Basir Ahamad made 47, Dev Khanal 13, and Aasif Sheikh 11. Remaining players were limited to a single-digit run. Towards bowling, Oman's Jay Odedra and Hassnain Ali Shah each took three wickets while Muhammed Imran took two and Shakeel Ahmed and Mujibur Ali each took one wicket.

Nepal will be meeting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the final coming Saturday, September 12. If Nepal wins the title, it will be qualified for participating in the 2027 Asia Cup.(RSS)

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