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Kathmandu Sunday February 18, 2001 Falgun 07, 2057.
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Under-17 boys manage a win
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 17 - Lifted by the allround performance of Monik
Shrestha, Nepal defeated Kuwait by five wickets in the ongoing Under - 17 Asia Cup.
Kuwait team scored 127 runs losing all the wickets in 41.2 overs after
put in to bat by Nepal. Arnab Dutt was the highest scorer for the Kuwait team with 31 runs
to his credit. No other batsman could make any significant contribution to the Kuwait
score.
For Nepal, Manjeet Shrestha and Monik Shrestha were the pick of the
bowlers taking two wickets each. They bowled well keeping the Kuwaiti batsmen in check.
Nepali boys, not chasing a particularly difficult target, overtook the
Kuwait’s score in the 36.2 overs losing five of their wickets. The batsmen showed
enough application to reach the score without any panick and hurry.
Monik Shrestha and Dipesh Khatri were the best batsmen for Nepal in
today’s match scoring 31 runs each.
Although the win is meaningless as Nepal would not reach the
semifinals of the championship having lost both of its previous matches against the host
Bangladesh and Pakistan - the favourites to win the cup.
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