Nepal, UAE to compete for the ACC Men’s Premier Cup title
Fans gather to watch the semifinal between Nepal and Kuwait during the ACC Men’s Premier Cup, in Kathmandu, on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Photo: Shankar Giri Kathmandu, April 29 Nepal and the United Arab Emirates have reached the final of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup to be held in Kathmandu on Monday. Both semifinal matches of the tournament were held in Kathmandu on Saturday, but due to rainfall, only one match could produce the result albeit through the DLS method . In the semifinal between Nepal and Kuwait, Nepal, put to bat first, posted a 281-run target to the opponents. While Nepal had scored 281 runs, the target was reduced by a run by applying the DLS method as the innings was reduced to 42 overs. For the hosts, captain Rohit Paudel scored the highest of 94 runs. In the second innings, Karan KC alone took five wickets. But the rain stopped the play again when Kuwait lost six wickets for a meagre 37 runs in 8.3 overs. As the rain did not stop, the organisers decided no resu...