KATHMANDU: Nepal and Namibia have been forced to share points in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers Group A match as rain washed out the play at Belfast on Saturday. Both the teams have been awarded one point each. Nepal, who registered a six-wicket victory over the United States of America to start the campaign on winning note on Friday, are at the top of the table with three points. The match had kicked off  an hour later than the scheduled time. Nepal had won the toss and chosen to field. Batting first, Namibia were 61-1 in 7.4 overs when the match was stopped for the second time due to persustent rain. The match was seven overs old and Namibia had raced to 54-1 before the second bout of rain forced the players off the field. Nepal’s Shakti Gauchan had bowled just four balls when persistent rain stopped the match again. No further play was possible and the match ended in no result. Earlier, Namibia got off to a flying start with openers Stephen Baard and Gerrie Snyman scoring 36 runs in 4.5 overs before Nepal skipper Paras Khadka removed the latter for 10 off 12 balls. Baard and Raymod van Schoor added 25 runs for the unbroken second wicket before rain washed the match out. Baard was not out on 39 off 26 balls that included four fours and two sixes, while van Schoor scored an unbeaten 11 off eight balls. Jersey and co-hosts Ireland have two points each in Group A. In Group B, Afghanistan and Kenya have four points each, while Scotland and the Netherlands are next with two points apiece. In the day’s other matches, Jersey hammered Hong Kong by nine wickets, while the Netherlands defeated co-shots Scotland by 32 runs and Kenya registered a seven-run victory over Oman. Nepal will now face Ireland on July 13, before taking on Hong Kong two days later. They will then play against Papua New Guinea on July 17 before wrapping the league-stage campaign with a match against Jersey on July 18. (Updated) ... ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers: Nepal vNamibia match innings reduced to 17 overs each  KATHMANDU: The ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers match between Nepal and Namibia has resumed after a brief suspension following rainfall in Belfast. Now the innings have been reduced to 17 overs each. (Updated) ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers: Nepal v Namibia match kicks off with delay, suspended again KATHMANDU: The group match between Nepal and Namibia in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers kicked off at Belfast after a delay of an hour on Saturday. The play was suspended again due to rainfall when Namibia were 54/1 in seven overs. Nepal had won the toss and chosen to field. The play, originally scheduled for 7 pm NST, was suspended due to rainfall in Belfast. It could kick off at around 8:15 pm as rainfall stopped and weather conditions improved. (Updated) ---------- Nepal win toss, choose to field against Namibia in ICC World T20 Qualifiers, match suspended due to rain KATHMANDU: Nepal have won the toss and chosen to field against Namibia in their second Group A match of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers at Belfast this evening. The match, which was scheduled to kick off at 7 pm NST, has been suspended before it could kick off due to rainfall. In the first match played yesterday, Nepal defeated the United States of America by six wickets. Nepal have so far played 19 matches in the T20 Qualifiers and won 11. Regular opener Subas Khakurel and seamer Karan KC have been dropped from the playing XI today. Anil Mandal has replaced Khakurel, while Jitendra Mukhiya has been sent in KC's place. Namibia XI: S Baard, G Snyman, R van Schoor, JP Kotze, S Burger, C Williams, N Scholtz, JJ Smit, J Davidson, L Klazinga, B Scholtz Nepal XI: Paras Khadka, Gyanendra Malla, Basant Regmi, Shakti Gauchan, Sharad Vesawkar, Binod Bhandari, Sagar Pun, Sompal Kami, Jitendra Mukhiya, Pradeep Airee, Anil Mandal Umpires: Tim Robinson, Anil Chaudhary Referee: Steve Bernard READ ALSO: Malla, spinners star as Nepal down USA