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    "title": "Cricket World Cup Qualifiers: Nepal Keep Hopes Alive As UAE Lose Must-win League 2 Clash",
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    "excerpt": "The United Arab Emirates (UAE) bowed out of contention for a direct entry into the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier with a 42-run defeat to Nepal ",
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    "editor1": "<p>The United Arab Emirates (UAE) bowed out of contention for a direct entry into the ICC Men&#39;s Cricket World Cup Qualifier with a 42-run defeat to Nepal in the ICC Mens Cricket World Cup 2023 League 2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Nepal skipper Rohit Paudel won the toss in Dubai and elected to bat first. The side seemed to be in dire straits at 68\/5 before Bhim Sharki&#39;s 70 led the way for Nepal to 229\/8. For UAE, Junaid Siddique (3-53), Aryan Lakra (2-30) and Rohan Mustafa (2-43) were among the wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In response, UAE lost their captain Muhammad Waseem for a duck in the very first over. Though opener Asif Khan (82) and Aryan Lakra (50) gave the side a solid platform, other batters weren&#39;t able to capitalise on it. Sompal Kami (3-26) and Dipendra Singh Airee (3-18) were the pick of Nepal bowlers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This was Nepal&#39;s first win over UAE in the CWC 2023 League 2. They had lost each of their previous three encounters against the side, according to a report on the ICC website.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The scenario for both teams was straightforward: they needed to win all their remaining games to qualify. The successful side would overtake Namibia, who are presently placed third with 39 points out of their 36 matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, a win for Nepal means that only they can now vie for a direct spot in the Qualifier. Even if UAE win all their remaining games, their best tally would be 39 points, which sees them tied with Namibia. But since tie-breakers are decided on the total number of wins in the league, this wouldn&#39;t be good enough to see the side into the top three of the League 2 table.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, all is not lost for UAE. They will have to go through the Qualifier play-off which will see the bottom four sides of League 2 pitted against the top two Challenge League teams - Canada and Jersey -- to reach the Qualifier.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, all is not lost for UAE. They will have to go through the Qualifier play-off which will see the bottom four sides of League 2 pitted against the top two Challenge League teams - Canada and Jersey -- to reach the Qualifier.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/cricket-tales\">Cricket Tales<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>This story has not been edited by Cricketnmore staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n",
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