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ICC U-19 World Cup: Nepal to face Pakistan for 5th place

ICC U-19 World Cup: Nepal to face Pakistan for 5th place

By THT Online

Nepal U-19 cricket team members take part in training session at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Friday. The Nepali team is ncurrently in India to prepare for the upcoming ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup slated for Bangladesh from January 22 to February 14. Photo: Courtesy CAN

KATHMANDU: Nepal Under-19 cricket team will play against Pakistan for the fifth place in the Super League play-off of the ongoing ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah on Tuesday. The draw was fixed as the quarterfinals of the tournament were completed. Likewise, the draws have been fixed for the semifinals. The Nepal vs Pakistan game will kick-off at 9 am local time tomorrow. Likewise, Namibia will play against England in the sixth position play-off on Wednesday. The losers of the two play-offs will decide the seventh and eighth positions. In the semifinal games, India will take on Sri Lanka while hosts Bangladesh will play against West Indies. The winners will compete for the title of the U-19 Cricket World Cup scheduled for coming Sunday on February 14.