Nepal enters semifinals

THE KATHMANDU POST REPORT, May 27

Nepal entered the semifinals of the World Cricket League Division 5 tournament beating Vanuatu by 137 runs at the Victoria College Ground on Tuesday to record its fourth straight victory.

Opener Mahesh Chhetri made 65 as Nepal made 220/9 in 46 overs in the rain-curtailed match and Nepal then bowled out Vanuatu for 83 runs. Nepal plays USA at Les Quennevais 1 ground Wednesday to decide the group winner.

Chhetri played a patient innings of 65 from 112 balls while Mehboob Alam made attacking 34 off 19 coming in at No 5 to lay the foundation for a commanding total after Nepal was sent in to bat first. Opener Paresh Lohani made 28 off 34 while No 3 Sharad Vesawkar made 20 off 46.

Basanta Regmi made unbeaten 19 off 22 while Gyanendra Malla (12 off 17) and Paras Khadka (11 0ff 6) also made useful contributions. M Nimoho took 3/53 for Vanuatu.

Chasing a formidable target for victory, Vanuatu never looked to be going for victory and was behind the required rate right from the beginning.

Left arm spinner Basanta Regmi took two wickets for Nepal while Mehboob, Paras, Binod Das, Dhirendra Chand and Sanjam Regmi took one each while one batsman was run out.

Here is the after match interview with our Captain Binod K. Das;
http://www.cricketeurope2.net/AUDIOVIDEO/2008WCL5AUDIO/NEPvVANBKDas.WMA

SCORECARD

Nepal Vs Vanuatu

1-Innings Match Played At Victoria College, 27-May-2008, ICC WCL Division 5

Nepal Win by 137 runs

Toss won by	Vanuatu
Umpires	M Hawthorne (Ireland) & E Ruchtie (Netherlands)
Scorers	Sue Drunkwater & Drew Livingston
Comment	ICC World Cricket League Jersey 2008 - Group A Match reduced to 46 overs a side
Points Awarded	Nepal 2, Vanuatu 0

 

Nepal 1st Innings 220/9 Closed (Overs 46)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
PP Lohani	c SH Obed	b PK Matuataava	28	40	34	5	0
MK Chhetri+		b M Nimoho	65	139	112	5	1
S Vesawkar	c PK Matuataava	b A Mansale	20	56	46	1	0
SP Gauchan	c E Mansale	b A Mansale	5	18	13	0	0
M Alam	c AJ John	b M Nimoho	34	26	19	1	4
P Khadka	c SH Obed	b PK Matuataava	11	9	6	1	1
G Malla	c A Mansale	b M Nimoho	12	17	12	1	0
B Regmi	not out		19	32	22	2	0
BK Das*	c SH Obed	b K Natapei	1	6	3	0	0
D Chand	c PK Matuataava	b K Natapei	4	10	8	0	0
S Regmi	not out		1	4	2	0	0
extras		(b2 lb4 w13 nb1)	20
TOTAL		9 wickets for	220

 

FOW

1-58(PP Lohani) 2-103(S Vesawkar) 3-122(SP Gauchan) 4-169(MK Chhetri) 5-170(M Alam)

6-186(P Khadka) 7-199(G Malla) 8-207(BK Das) 9-214(D Chand)

 

Bowler	O	M	R	W	wd	nb
K Natapei	7	0	31	2	7	1
M Nimoho	9	0	53	3	1	-
PK Matuataava	9	1	29	2	3	-
P Chilia	10	1	30	0	2	-
A Mansale	7	0	36	2	-	-
SH Obed	3	0	29	0	-	-
AJ John	1	0	6	0	-	-

 

Vanuatu 1st Innings 83/10 All Out (Overs 32.1)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
SJ Garae	c P Khadka	b M Alam	3	26	28	0	0
E Mansale	run out		3	53	26	0	0
A Mansale*	c SP Gauchan	b BK Das	5	19	17	0	0
R Tatwin		b P Khadka	23	24	37	3	1
AJ John		b P Khadka	6	24	17	1	0
T Langa+	c S Vesawkar	b P Khadka	12	39	26	1	0
SH Obed	c MK Chhetri	b D Chand	3	10	7	0	0
PK Matuataava	st MK Chhetri	b B Regmi	6	19	13	1	0
M Nimoho	c BK Das	b B Regmi	6	20	11	0	0
K Natapei	lbw	b S Regmi	1	11	8	0	0
P Chilia	not out		2	4	5	0	0
extras		(b0 lb3 w10 nb0)	13
TOTAL		10 wickets for	83

 

FOW

1-7(SJ Garae) 2-15(A Mansale) 3-16(E Mansale) 4-40(AJ John) 5-55(R Tatwin)

6-65(SH Obed) 7-65(T Langa) 8-76(PK Matuataava) 9-81(M Nimoho) 10-83(K Natapei)

 

Bowler	O	M	R	W	wd	nb
M Alam	5	1	5	1	-	-
BK Das	7	3	12	1	4	-
SP Gauchan	4	0	16	0	-	-
D Chand	7	1	13	1	2	-
P Khadka	7	2	26	3	1	-
B Regmi	2	0	8	2	3	-
S Regmi	.1	0	0	1	-	-