A patient half-century from Mahesh Chhetri, some tidy medium-pace bowling and a whole lot of nerve from young Gyanendra Malla snatched Nepal a three-run victory from a tricky situation in Penang. Defending a total of 164, Nepal had done well to chip away at Namibia's batting order but at 142 for 7 in the 42nd over it appeared they were running out of options. That is when left-arm medium-pacer Raj Shrestha dismissed top-scorer Louis van der Westhuizen for 65 and set into motion a tense next seven overs.
Taking a gamble on 17-year-old Malla, who had never bowled in his first-class career, Nepal's captain Paras Khadka got it spot on. In the 45th over Malla had Pikky Ya France edging behind, and then bowled Morne Engelbrecht for 7 with the last ball of the 49th over to finish a tense contest. Nepal's grip had been administered by a tight start with the ball, tightened through slow left-arm spinner Rahul Vishwakarma's economical 2 for 23 and finally it was Malla who stole the show.
Earlier Chhetri,Nepal's wicketkeeping-opener, played a lone hand in his side's total of 164 against a disciplined Namibian bowling attack. Having won the toss, Nepal's batsmen could only manage small partnerships as Namibia kept it tight. Chhetri held up one end sensibly but his team-mates, unsure as to what route to take, failed to offer anything substantial. Westhuizen, with his left-arm spin, bowled an economical 10-2-17-2 and was well backed up by his bowling partners. Unfortunately for Namibia, the same was not the case when Westhuizen was batting.
Nepal will face Zimbawe or Malayasia on Sunday in plate quarter final.
SCORECARD
Nepal U/19 Batting RunsBalls4s6sS.RateM.Chhetri (W)c E.Steenkamp b K.Strauss621343046.27A.Mandalb K.Strauss7190036.84G.Mallac Helao Ya France b M.Engelbrecht08000S.Khadkac & b van der Westhuizen7460015.22P.Khadka (C)c S.Silver b Ya France12202060A.Guptac D.Botha b S.Silver21262180.77R.Vishwakarmab van der Westhuizen3110027.27R.Shresthac Helao Ya France b M.Engelbrecht26272096.3P.Thapanot out250040R.Shrestharun out (E.Steenkamp)01000A.Bhattarairun out (K.Strauss)120050
Namibia U/19 BowlingOMRWNbWdRPOM.Engelbrecht90282043.11E.Oosthuizen20120036K.Strauss9.52372013.76van der Westhuizen102172001.7B.Scholtz104180011.8Ya France50231014.6S.Silver41181004.5Extras23(B:2 Lb:9 Wd:12 Nb:0 Pen:0)Total 164/10 (49.5) | RR: 3.29
Fall of Wickets:A.Mandal 38-1 (7.3), G.Malla 47-2 (10.1), S.Khadka 63-3 (21.2), P.Khadka 80-4 (27.2), A.Gupta 111-5 (34.5), R.Vishwakarma 121-6 (39.5), M.Chhetri 157-7 (47.5), R.Shrestha 162-8 (49), R.Shrestha 163-9 (49.2), A.Bhattarai 164-10 (49.5).
Namibia U/19 Batting RunsBalls4s6sS.Ratevan Schoorlbw b A.Bhattarai02000S.Silverst M.Chhetri b R.Vishwakarma41814050.62C.Bouwerrun out (P.Thapa)1100010D.Botha (C)b P.Khadka5191026.32van der Westhuizenc R.Shrestha b R.Shrestha65753186.67E.Steenkamp (W)c R.Shrestha b P.Khadka11290037.93K.Straussc S.Khadka b R.Vishwakarma04000Ya Francec M.Chhetri b G.Malla10390025.64M.Engelbrechtb G.Malla7240029.17E.Oosthuizenrun out (A.Gupta)7101070B.Scholtznot out140025
Nepal U/19 BowlingOMRWNbWdRPOA.Bhattarai81211012.62P.Khadka102302033R.Shrestha101321003.2S.Khadka90470115.22R.Vishwakarma102232022.3G.Malla2032001.5Extras13(B:0 Lb:5 Wd:7 Nb:1 Pen:0)Total 161/10 (49.0) | RR: 3.29
Fall of Wickets:van Schoor 0-1 (0.2), C.Bouwer 14-2 (3.5), D.Botha 29-3 (11.2), S.Silver 39-4 (24.5), E.Steenkamp 123-5 (33.4), K.Strauss 123-6 (34.3), van der Westhuizen 142-7 (41.2), Ya France 147-8 (44.2), E.Oosthuizen 160-9 (47.4), M.Engelbrecht 161-10 (49).
Toss: Nepal U/19 , elected to bat
Man of the match: Mahesh Chhetri
Nepal U/19 Team: Mahesh Chhetri (W), Anil Mandal , Gyanendra Malla , Paras Khadka (C) , Sagar Khadka , Rom Shrestha , Aakash Gupta , Puspa Thapa , Rahul Vishwakarma , Raj Shrestha , Amrit Bhattarai .
Namibia U/19 Team: Raymond van Schoor , Sean Silver , Claude Bouwer , Dawid Botha (C) , Louis van der Westhuizen , Ewald Steenkamp (W), Keady Strauss , Helao Ya France , Morne Engelbrecht , Bernard Scholtz , Elandre Oosthuizen .
Umpires: Peter Hartley (ENG), Paul Baldwin (GER) and Enamul Haque (BAN)
Referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
A patient half-century from Mahesh Chhetri, some tidy medium-pace bowling and a whole lot of nerve from young Gyanendra Malla snatched Nepal a three-run victory from a tricky situation in Penang. Defending a total of 164, Nepal had done well to chip away at Namibia's batting order but at 142 for 7 in the 42nd over it appeared they were running out of options. That is when left-arm medium-pacer Raj Shrestha dismissed top-scorer Louis van der Westhuizen for 65 and set into motion a tense next seven overs.
Taking a gamble on 17-year-old Malla, who had never bowled in his first-class career, Nepal's captain Paras Khadka got it spot on. In the 45th over Malla had Pikky Ya France edging behind, and then bowled Morne Engelbrecht for 7 with the last ball of the 49th over to finish a tense contest. Nepal's grip had been administered by a tight start with the ball, tightened through slow left-arm spinner Rahul Vishwakarma's economical 2 for 23 and finally it was Malla who stole the show.
Earlier Chhetri,Nepal's wicketkeeping-opener, played a lone hand in his side's total of 164 against a disciplined Namibian bowling attack. Having won the toss, Nepal's batsmen could only manage small partnerships as Namibia kept it tight. Chhetri held up one end sensibly but his team-mates, unsure as to what route to take, failed to offer anything substantial. Westhuizen, with his left-arm spin, bowled an economical 10-2-17-2 and was well backed up by his bowling partners. Unfortunately for Namibia, the same was not the case when Westhuizen was batting.
Nepal will face Zimbawe or Malayasia on Sunday in plate quarter final.
SCORECARD
Nepal U/19 Batting RunsBalls4s6sS.RateM.Chhetri (W)c E.Steenkamp b K.Strauss621343046.27A.Mandalb K.Strauss7190036.84G.Mallac Helao Ya France b M.Engelbrecht08000S.Khadkac & b van der Westhuizen7460015.22P.Khadka (C)c S.Silver b Ya France12202060A.Guptac D.Botha b S.Silver21262180.77R.Vishwakarmab van der Westhuizen3110027.27R.Shresthac Helao Ya France b M.Engelbrecht26272096.3P.Thapanot out250040R.Shrestharun out (E.Steenkamp)01000A.Bhattarairun out (K.Strauss)120050
Namibia U/19 BowlingOMRWNbWdRPOM.Engelbrecht90282043.11E.Oosthuizen20120036K.Strauss9.52372013.76van der Westhuizen102172001.7B.Scholtz104180011.8Ya France50231014.6S.Silver41181004.5Extras23(B:2 Lb:9 Wd:12 Nb:0 Pen:0)Total 164/10 (49.5) | RR: 3.29
Fall of Wickets:A.Mandal 38-1 (7.3), G.Malla 47-2 (10.1), S.Khadka 63-3 (21.2), P.Khadka 80-4 (27.2), A.Gupta 111-5 (34.5), R.Vishwakarma 121-6 (39.5), M.Chhetri 157-7 (47.5), R.Shrestha 162-8 (49), R.Shrestha 163-9 (49.2), A.Bhattarai 164-10 (49.5).
Namibia U/19 Batting RunsBalls4s6sS.Ratevan Schoorlbw b A.Bhattarai02000S.Silverst M.Chhetri b R.Vishwakarma41814050.62C.Bouwerrun out (P.Thapa)1100010D.Botha (C)b P.Khadka5191026.32van der Westhuizenc R.Shrestha b R.Shrestha65753186.67E.Steenkamp (W)c R.Shrestha b P.Khadka11290037.93K.Straussc S.Khadka b R.Vishwakarma04000Ya Francec M.Chhetri b G.Malla10390025.64M.Engelbrechtb G.Malla7240029.17E.Oosthuizenrun out (A.Gupta)7101070B.Scholtznot out140025
Nepal U/19 BowlingOMRWNbWdRPOA.Bhattarai81211012.62P.Khadka102302033R.Shrestha101321003.2S.Khadka90470115.22R.Vishwakarma102232022.3G.Malla2032001.5Extras13(B:0 Lb:5 Wd:7 Nb:1 Pen:0)Total 161/10 (49.0) | RR: 3.29
Fall of Wickets:van Schoor 0-1 (0.2), C.Bouwer 14-2 (3.5), D.Botha 29-3 (11.2), S.Silver 39-4 (24.5), E.Steenkamp 123-5 (33.4), K.Strauss 123-6 (34.3), van der Westhuizen 142-7 (41.2), Ya France 147-8 (44.2), E.Oosthuizen 160-9 (47.4), M.Engelbrecht 161-10 (49).
Toss: Nepal U/19 , elected to bat
Man of the match: Mahesh Chhetri
Nepal U/19 Team: Mahesh Chhetri (W), Anil Mandal , Gyanendra Malla , Paras Khadka (C) , Sagar Khadka , Rom Shrestha , Aakash Gupta , Puspa Thapa , Rahul Vishwakarma , Raj Shrestha , Amrit Bhattarai .
Namibia U/19 Team: Raymond van Schoor , Sean Silver , Claude Bouwer , Dawid Botha (C) , Louis van der Westhuizen , Ewald Steenkamp (W), Keady Strauss , Helao Ya France , Morne Engelbrecht , Bernard Scholtz , Elandre Oosthuizen .
Umpires: Peter Hartley (ENG), Paul Baldwin (GER) and Enamul Haque (BAN)
Referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
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