Nepal vs Saudi Arabia, Group A — ACC Mens Premier Cup
Match summary
Nepal beat Saudi Arabia by 5 wickets in the Group A of the ACC Mens Premier Cup at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on Sun, 06 Sept, 2026. Saudi Arabia 190/10 (49.2 ov); Nepal 193/5 (41 ov). Abdul Waheed top-scored with 77 off 89 balls for Saudi Arabia. Sandeep Lamichhane took 3/19 for Nepal. Saudi Arabia won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun Kumal c N Tanveer b IQ Ahmad | 15 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Aasif Sheikh c W U hassan b IQ Ahmad | 20 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 86.96 |
| Dev Khanal c IQ Ahmad b Muhammad Atif | 39 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 67.24 |
| Ishan Pandey c & b Muhammad Atif | 40 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 67.8 |
| Rohit Kumar Paudel Not out | 24 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 64.86 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee b Mohammed Hisham Sheikh | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Gulshan Jha Not out | 44 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 125.71 |
Extras 6 (1 lb, 4 wd, 1 nb)
Total 193/5 (41 ov)
Yet to bat: Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, KC Karan, Sher Malla
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zain Ul Abidin | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 5.29 |
| Mohammed Hisham Sheikh | 9 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4.67 |
| Muhammad Atif | 8 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 5.13 |
| Ishtiaq Ahmad | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 4.6 |
| Usman Najeeb | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| Muhammad Saqib | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| Zahid Iqbal | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 |
28 (Arjun Kumal, 7.4 ov) · 40 (Aasif Sheikh, 9.6 ov) · 113 (Dev Khanal, 27.3 ov) · 125 (Ishan Pandey, 29.1 ov) · 132 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 30.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Waheed lbw b L Rajbanshi | 77 | 89 | 10 | 2 | 86.52 |
| Waji Ul hassan b L Rajbanshi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Atif b G Jha | 30 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 44.12 |
| Abdul Manan Ali c D Khanal b S Lamichhane | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Mohammed Hisham Sheikh c (sub S Jora) b DS Airee | 28 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| Zain Ul Abidin c A Kumal b S Malla | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 92.3 |
| Usman Najeeb b DS Airee | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Zahid Iqbal b S Lamichhane | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Naqash Tanveer st AS Sheikh b S Lamichhane | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishtiaq Ahmad Not out | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Muhammad Saqib c G Jha b DS Airee | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 107.69 |
Extras 3 (3 wd)
Total 190/10 (49.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 9.2 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 4.61 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 10 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2.6 |
| KC Karan | 6 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Sher Malla | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Gulshan Jha | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
(Waji Ul hassan, 1.2 ov) · 94 (Muhammad Atif, 22.6 ov) · 112 (Abdul Waheed, 29.1 ov) · 126 (Abdul Manan Ali, 34.5 ov) · 152 (Zain Ul Abidin, 40.5 ov) · 161 (Usman Najeeb, 43.1 ov) · 166 (Zahid Iqbal, 44.1 ov) · 166 (Naqash Tanveer, 44.4 ov) · 166 (Mohammed Hisham Sheikh, 45.1 ov) · 190 (Muhammad Saqib, 49.2 ov)