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ICC World T20 Qualifiers: Ireland bowl out Nepal for 53 runs in 14.3 overs

ICC World T20 Qualifiers: Ireland bowl out Nepal for 53 runs in 14.3 overs

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Nepal's captain Paras Khadka gift Khukuri as souvenir to Ireland's captain William Porterfield (right) and before the coin toss. Photo: ICC/SPORTSFILE

KATHMANDU: In their dismal performance, Nepal were bundled out for 53 runs in 14.3 overs by Ireland in the ICC World T20 Qualifiers match being played at Stormont, Belfast today. This is Nepal's lowest total in the Twenty20 International. The Netherlands have the lowest record of 39 runs against Sri Lanka. Winning toss, Ireland had invited Nepal to bat first. Lowest totals Team              Score      Overs   Netherlands    39            10.3 v Sri Lanka Nepal                53            14.3 v Ireland Kenya               56            18.4 v Afghanistan New Zealand   60            15.3 v Sri Lanka (Updated) KATHMANDU: Nepal are playing Ireland in their third match of Group A in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers at Stormont, Belfast today. The toss of match, scheduled for 7 pm NST, wsa delayed due to wet outfield, according to the ICC's official website. Ireland won the toss and chose to field. Nepal are batting first for the first time in the tournament. Sagar Pun and Anil Mandal had opened for Nepal today. Nepal lost Mandal's wicket in 3 overs at 18/1 and Pradeep Airee fell in LBW trap in 3.4 overs when Nepal had added one more run only. Nepal were 23/2 at the end of 5 overs. Nepal lost Sagar Pun, who contributed 20 runs, at 28/3 in 5.4 overs. Then Gyanendra Malla and Paras Khadka also returned to pavilion cheaply. Khadka made 10 runs. Sagar Pun                           20 Anil Mandal                       2 Pradeep Airee                   0 Paras Khadka                    10 Gyanendra Malla             2 Sharad Vesawkar              6 Rajesh Pulami                   6 Binod Bhandari                0 Shakti Gauchan                0 Basant Regmi                    2 Sompal Kami*                   0 Extras                                  5 Total                                    53 (All out; 14.3 overs)   Batsman Rajesh Pulami replaced seamer Jitendra Mukhiya in today's match. With two consecutive wins, one of the hosts Ireland sit on top of Group A while Nepal have four points. Nepal, who opened the campaign with a six-wicket victory over the United States of America on Thursday before the match against Namibia was washed out yesterday, are at the second position of the standing with three points. Nepal XI: Paras Khadka, Gyanendra Malla, Basant Regmi, Shakti Gauchan, Binod Bhandari, Sharad Vesawkar, Sagar Pun, Sompal Kami, Pradeep Airee, Rajesh Pulami, Anil Mandal Ireland XI: N O'Brien, P Stirling, W Porterfield, K O'Brien, A Balbirnie, G Wilson, S Thompson, J Mooney, G Dockrell, A Cusack, C Young READ ALSO: Nepal eye win over Ireland