Winning the toss, Nepal opted to bat first and scored 250 runs losing all the wickets in 49.3 overs. Nepal restricted Vanuatu in just 91 runs off 30.5 overs. With the win Nepal has made its chance strong to qualify for the World Cup.
Sagar Pun and Naresh Budhaayer both completed half centuries creating a base for the total. Pun was run out in 21.5 over while Budhayer was out in the first ball of 30th over.
Nepal did not have a good start as the first wicket fell when the score was 27 runs on board. Fajlur Rahman was out in 5.2 over for five runs. After the fall of Rahman, Budhaayer and Pun built a 76-run partnership to guide the team to 103 runs before Pun was out.
Pun was short to the crease after smacking a four to complete his half century. He faced 66 balls for his 51 runs innings that included eight boundaries. After the fall of Pun, Nepal did not have a good partnership. Budhaayer was the next batsman to be sent back to the pavilion.
Budhaayer scooped the ball over the bowlers head to the mid-off region but was caught. He scored 50 runs off 81 balls.
After the fall of Budhaayer in the 30th over, Nepal continued to lose its wickets at regular interval. Skipper Prithu Baskota was the first to go as the total score of Nepal was 151 runs on board in the 33rd over. Baskota gave away his wicket for a personal score of 18 runs.
Nepal lost another two wickets for just two balls. Pradeep Airee was next to move back to the pavilion. Airee scored 11 runs off 11 balls.
Nepal lost its sixth with Subendu Pandey trapped for leg before wicket on 14 runs. Pandey, who was playing his first match in the tournament replacing Subash Khakurel, faced 18 balls before being out. In the next two overs, Nepal lost another of its two wickets. Krishna Karki and Abhinash Karna were both sent back to the pavilion for duck with total 176 runs on board.
Rajesh Pulami and Bhuwan Karki had the partnership of 46 runs guiding the team to a respectable total. Pulami was out in 45.2 overs on his personal score of 23 runs off 32 balls. Rahul BK who scored 14 runs with two boundaries was the last wicket of Nepal to fall. Bhuwan Karki was not out for 20 runs off 30 balls.
Nepal received 44 runs as extras of which 34 runs came from wide balls. Shem Sala was the successful bowler for Vanuatu as he took three wickets in his nine over spell conceding 49 runs.
As in the earlier games, Nepali bowlers dominated the game to restrict Vanuatu for a low total. Vanuatu lost its first wicket with 16 runs on board. Krishna Karki gave a breakthrough to Nepal as he bowled out Callum Blake on duck.
Black had faced 19 balls before he went back to the pavilion. Karki showed Kendy Kennet (3) the way to pavilion in his next over. Karki was at his best as he again grabbed the wicket of Ronald Tari on duck. Opener Jaxies Samuel (13) was also trapped LBW in the ball of Bhuwan Karki.
Patrick Mautautaava, who scored 13 runs off 20 balls, gave away his wicket when the total was 40 runs on board. With the fall of Mautautaava, Vanuatu continued to lose wickets. Worford Kalwori, Jelany Chili and Jamal Ngwango were shown the way to pavilion by Rahul BK.
All three batsmen were out on duck as the total was 53 runs on board. Apolinaire Stephen (1) was the fourth victim of BK. Nalin Nipiko was not out on the crease for 36 runs off 62 balls.
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