Nepal to take on Canada

Nepal is all set to take on Canada on Wednesday in its fifth ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifiers match at the Bready Cricket Club in Northen Ireland.

Nepal had earlier met Canada in the 2002 U-19 World Cup held in New
Zeland, registering a nine-wicket victory.

Binod Das and Sanjam Regmi had taken three wickets each restricting Canada to 102 runs. Nepal crossed the target in 22.3 overs losing only one wicket. Yeshwant Subedi was not out with 40 runs while Bardan Chalise had scored 32 runs.

In the current U-19 world cup qualifiers, Nepal has lost only one match against Scotland while Canada has lost two matches. Canada suffered defeat at the hands of Namibia by three wickets while Kenya also beat Canada by 15 runs. In other matches, Canada defeated Scotland by six runs while it registered a nine-wicket victory against Vanuatu.

Meanwhile, Nepal had registered a 42-run victory over Afghanistan in the opening match of the tournament but lost the second match against Scotland by 57 runs. Nepal then defeated Kenya by six wickets and Vanuatu by an impressive 159 runs.

Nepal is at the top of the points table with six points after registering three wins while Canada is in the fifth position.

Nepal´s coach Jagat Tamata is confident of winning the match against Canada. Speaking over phone to Republica, coach Tamata added that the team will be playing in a new pitch so he will not take any risks and field the best players. “Players have a high morale with three wins from four matches and are ready to continue the good form in the match against Canada,” he said.

Subash Khakurel who suffered a hamstring injury during the match against Kenya is still unsure to play against Canada. Coach Tamata said that doctors are yet to clear Khakurel to play.

U19 CWC Qualifier Points Table

ICC U19 CWC Qualifiers 2011

Team P W L T N/R Pts NRR Nepal Under-19s 4 3 1 0 0 6 1.331 Namibia Under-19s 4 3 1 0 0 6 0.906 Scotland Under-19s 4 3 1 0 0 6 0.405 Ireland Under-19s 4 3 1 0 0 6 0.064 Canada Under-19s 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.557 United States of America Under-19s 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.223 Kenya Under-19s 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.088 Afghanistan Under-19s 4 1 3 0 0 2 -0.087 Papua New Guinea Under-19s 4 1 3 0 0 2 -0.79 Vanuatu Under-19s 4 0 4 0 0 0 -3.013
Source: myrepublica.com