Afghanistan U19 vs Nepal U19 Highlights, ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024: NEP U19 Beat AFG U19 by 1 Wicket

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Nepal U19 scripted a thrilling 1-wicket victory over Afghanistan U19 in their final ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 group match, chasing a modest target of 124. Captain Hemant Dhami held his nerve in a tense finish, scoring an unbeaten 22, including the winning boundary.

Afghanistan had earlier been dismissed for 123, with Faisal Khan Shinozada's gritty 52 being the standout. Nepal's bowlers, led by Santosh Yadav and Unish Singh with three wickets each, dismantled Afghanistan's lineup. Despite a late surge of wickets by Afghanistan, Nepal prevailed in a match showcasing their resilience and finished third in Group B for a morale-boosting win.

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NEP vs AFG U19 Live Updates: Nepal U19 win by 1 wicket!

Nepal U19 have registered a stunning 1-wicket win as skipper Hemant Dhami hits a boundary and then drives the ball for a single off the lastest over bowled by Abdul Aziz to seal the victory for Nepal U19!

A nerve-wracking match for both sides but Nepalese just did enough to seal the win

Nepal U19 124/9 in 41.3 Overs (Target 124) Hemant Dhani 22* Unish Singh 0*

Afghanistan vs Nepal Under-19 Live Score: Afghanistan U19 let go a chance to win!

Afghanistan U19 missed a glorious chance to win this game as spinner Mahboob Khan fails to collect the ball at non-striker end while Unish Singh was way off the crease!

Mahboob attempted a 'Mankading' right after off the next ball but Unish never left the crease!

Nepal U19 119/9 in 41 Overs (Target 124) Hemant Dhani 17* Unish Singh 0*

ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Updates: Nepal U19 lose 9th wicket!

LBW! There's a twist in the tale as Aziz Khan gets the big wicket of Naren Saud, who departs after scoring 26 runs off 54 balls but couldn't get the job done. Nepal are now down to their last batter Unnish Singh and still need 9 runs to win this match

Nepal U19 115/9 in 39.5 Overs (Target 124) Hemant Dhani 14* Unish Singh 0*

AFG U19 vs NEP U19 Live Updates: Nepal Need 15 runs off 69 balls!

A pause in the game while Nepal inch towards win as Naren Saud has an injury concern is attended by the medical staff. Nothing serious as he is back on his feet while Nepal Need more 15 runs to win this match

Nepal U19 109/8 in 38.3 Overs (Target 124) Naren Saud 26* Hemant Dhani 10*

Afghanistan U19 vs Nepal U19 Live Score: 9th wicket partnership grows to 20 runs

The crucial 9th wicket partnership has now grown to 21 runs as the two batters cautiously deal in singles and doubles while negating any risky shot. Afghan bowling is unable to find any solution but have kept most of the fielders close

Nepal U19 105/8 in 37.3 Over (Target 124) Naren Saud 22* Hemant Dhani 10*

U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Scores: 100 comes up for Nepal U19

100 runs have come up for Nepal U19 as skipper Hemant Dhani and Naren Saud are dealing in singles and doubles as they look to chase down the low total while Nepal fans hold their nerves

Nepal U19 101/8 in 36 Over (Target 124) Naren Saud 20* Hemant Dhani 9*

NEP vs AFG U19 Live Updates: Allah Ghazanfar ends spell at 3/36

Afghan strike bowler Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar ends his spell at 3/36 and comes as a sigh of relief for Nepal and their fans as they have one headache less to deal with. They still need 29 runs in 102 balls but just have two more wickets in hand

Nepal U19 95/8 in 33 Over (Target 124) Naren Saud 16* Hemant Dhani 8*

Afghanistan vs Nepal Under-19 Live Score: Abhishek Tiwari is dismoissed!

CLEAN BOWLED! Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar picks the wicket of Abhishek Tiwari (14) just when he was threatening to take this match away from Afghanistan! Nepal skipper Hemant Dhani walks in to bat at No. 10 and edges Ghazanfar for a boundary!

Nepal U19 90/8 in 31 Over (Target 124) Naren Saud 14* Hemant Dhani 5*

ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Updates: Abhishek Tiwari hits 6,4!

6,4! Abhishek Tiwari wastes no time and goes after Afghanistan strike bowler Allah Ghazanfar with a six and a four in the 29th over. This suddenly takes Nepal much closer to the target.

Nepal U19 84/7 in 30 Over (Target 124) Naren Saud 13* Abhishek Tiwari 14*

AFG U19 vs NEP U19 Live Updates: Nepal U19 lose 7th wicket!

CAUGHT BEHIND! Uttam Magar is gone after scoring just 2 and this time Mahboob Khan provides the wicket as the batter loses his wicket while trying a cut shot. Magar wasn't happy with the decision as he felt he hasn't edged the ball.

The wicket came right after Nepal was gaining some momentum as Naren Saud shot two boundaries in the last two overs. Good thing is he is still on the crease while Abhishek Tiwari joins him

Nepal U19 72/7 in 28 Over (Target 124) Naren Saud 13* Abhishek Tiwari 2*

NEP vs AFG U19 Live Updates: Nepal U19 take slow batting approach

Something that is worth pointing out that lack of experience is certainly costing Nepal in this chase as they decided to play the waiting game and score runs slowly instead of going for the more effective approach scoring runs quickly and put pressure on bowling side in a low targets like this.

At this moment in the match, scoring one run seems like a task as every shot is going to the fielders, speaks of the confidence of Afghans on the field

Nepal U19 58/6 in 25.1 Over (Target 124) Uttam Magar 1* Naren Saud 2*

U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Scores: Nepal U19 lose set batter!

BIG WICKET! Arjun Kumal is gone after scoring 21 as he edges a delivery outside off stump by Khatir to the keeper. The batter disappoints after spending so much time in the middle as he plays it to fine while looking for that gap behind the stumps! Nepal U19 are in all sorts of trouble now

Nepal U19 55/6 in 23 Over (Target 124) Uttam Magar 0* Naren Saud 0*

ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Updates: Nepal U19 lose fourth wicket!

CAUGHT BEHIND! Naren Bhatta is gone after scoring just 2 runs to Khatir Stanikzai, who found the inside edge of the bat that carried to the keeper! Roshan Bishwakarma is the new batter on the crease as Nepal are struggling to hold their nerves in this run chase

Nepal U19 42/4 in 18.2 Over (Target 124) Arjun Kumal 15* Roshan Bishwakarma 4*

AFG U19 vs NEP U19 Live Updates: Nepal U19 lose third wicket!

RUN OUT! Horrible mix up and Nepal U19 have lost their third wicket! Just when it looked like the two batters were doing a fine job in negating trouble, they shot themselves in the foot with poor calling for a run that didn't exist!

Santosh Yadav departs after scoring 7 and is replaced by Naren Bhatta

Nepal U19 38/3 in 18 Over (Target 124) Arjun Kumal 15* Naren Bhatta 2*

Afghanistan U19 vs Nepal U19 Live Score: Arjun and Santosh steer Nepal chase

Arjun Kumal and Santosh Yadav are cautiously seeing off the overs of Ghazanfar and are dealing in singles while chasing the meagre total of 224.

Nepal U19 31/2 in 15 Over (Target 124) Arjun Kumal 10* Santosh Yadav 7*; 95 runs needed off 210 balls

U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Scores: Nepal U19 lose 2nd wicket!

SOFT DISMISSAL! Nepal U19 have lost their second wicket in Aakash Tripathi, who nudges a ball straight to short fielder at mid on after failing to read a delivery by mystery spinner Allah Ghazanfar. This is becoming tricky chase for Nepal U19

Nepal U19 22/2 in 11.2 Over (Target 124) Arjun Kumal 9* Santosh Yadav 1*

NEP vs AFG U19 Live Updates: Nepal U19 lose 1st wicket!

BOWLED HIM! Mohammad Allah Ghazanfar with the first ball of his third over as the ball comes in from an angle to claim the off stump of Mayan Yadav (1), who expected the ball to turn. The game is on for Afghans with Ghazanfar bowling while Arjun Kumal walks in at No. 3

Nepal U19 11/1 in 5 Over (Target 124) Aakash Tripathi 7* Arjun Kumal 1*

Afghanistan vs Nepal Under-19 Live Score: NEP U19 chase begins

Nepal U19 begin their chase with familiar opening partners Akash Tripathi and Mayan Yadav on the crease. Afghanistan on the offence from the word go as they give the new ball to their strike bowler and mystery spinner Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, who gives away three runs in the first over

Nepal U19 3/0 in 1 Over (Target 124) Aakash Tripathi 2* Mayan Yadav 1*

Afghanistan vs Nepal Under-19 Live Score: Afghanistan U19 innings summary

Afghanistan U19 faltered against Nepal U19, getting bowled out for 123 in 35.4 overs in their final ACC U19 Asia Cup 2024 group match. Faisal Khan Shinozada was the lone warrior for Afghanistan, scoring a resilient 52, but lacked support from the rest of the lineup. Early breakthroughs by Nepal's seamers, including Hemant Dhami's key dismissal of Afghan captain Mehboob Taskin, set the tone.

Nepal's spinners dominated the middle and lower order, with Santosh Yadav (3/22) and Unish Singh (3/24) leading the attack. Despite brief resistance from Khatir Stanikzai (15) and Naseer Khan (10), Afghanistan's innings collapsed under mounting pressure.

AFG U19 vs NEP U19 Live Updates Afghanistan U19 134 ALL OUT

ALL OUT! Afghanistan U19 innings fold at 123 in 35.4 overs as Santosh Yadav takes the last two wickets -- Naseer Khan (10) and Khatir Stanikzai (15). The spinner ends his spell at 3/22 while Unish Singh also stars with a figure of 3/24. The spells by Hemant Dhami (2/34) and Abhishek Tiwari (2/17) were invaluable as well!

Afghanistan 123 All Out in 35.4 overs

Afghanistan U19 vs Nepal U19 Live Score: Afghans lose 8th wicket!

CLEAN BOWLED! Allah Ghazanfar (11) is gone as he went for a wild slog but Hemant Dhami bowled it fuller on to the stumps for his second wicket of the match. Afghanistan U19 lose their 8th wicket while the new batter in is Khatir Stanikzai, who scores few runs quickly to take Afghans past the three-figure mark

Afghanistan 105/8 in 30 overs Naseer Khan 4* Khatir Stanikzai 9*

U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Scores: Apologies for delay in coverage

We would like to apologise for the delay in coverage due to technical reasons. While we were away, all hell broke loose on Afghanistan's batting as they lost a string of wickets.

Faisal Khan (52), Barkatullah Ibrahimzai (12), Ezatullah Barkatzai (1) and Nazifullah Amiri (1) are all back to pavilion one after another. Santosh Yadav got the big wicket of Faisal while Unnish Singh dismissed Ezatullah and Nazifullah in the same over. Barkatullah was dismissed by pacer Abhishek Tiwari.

The two new batters on the crease are Naseer Khan and Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Afghanistan 86/7 in 26.4 overs Naseer Jhan 1* Allah Ghazanfar 5*

NEP vs AFG U19 Live Updates: Nepal spinners continue to trouble Afghans

If it was difficult in the first 10 overs against the Nepal pacers, the wicket has shown another side as the spinners Unish Singh and Naren Saud are bowling slow on the surface, allowing no pace on the ball for Afghans to exploit. The batters are either forced to defend or deal in singles at the moment while 50 comes up for Afghanistan U19. Bulk of the scoring is done by Faisal Khan Shinozada

Afghanistan 51/3 in 18.4 overs Faisal Khan 36* Barkatullah Ibrahimzai 3*

Afghanistan vs Nepal Under-19 Live Score: Afghanistan lose third wicket!

STUMPED! Hamza Alikhil is gone! The batter steps out of his crease to to face a flighted delivery by Unish Singh, who bowls it wide on leg side for wicketkeeper Uttam Magar to collect neatly and dislodge the bails!

This is turning bad to worse for Afghanistan batters. Barkatullah Ibrahimzai walks in at No. 5

Afghanistan 39/3 in 14.3 overs Faisal Khan 27* Barkatullah Ibrahimzai 0*

Afghanistan vs Nepal Under-19 Live Score: Back-to-back boundaries

4,4! Faisal Khan Shinozada releases some pressure off Afghan batting as he hit Hemant Dhani for back-to-back boundaries in the 9th over. 10 runs came off the over, which is the most productive over for Afghans so far.

Afghanistan 29/2 in 10 overs Faisal Khan 20* Hazma Alikhil 7*

ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Updates: Afghanistan batters struggle

It's all about survival at the moment for the Afghanistan middle-order batters, who are trying to see out the new ball as quickly as they can. Both Hemanth Dhani and Abhishek Tiwari continue to find movement off the surface

Afghanistan 18/2 in 7.5 overs Faisal Khan 10* Hazma Alikhil 6*

AFG U19 vs NEP U19 Live Updates: Afghanistan U19 lose 2nd wicket!

CLEAN BOWLED! Abhishek Tiwari sends the stumps cartwheeling as Uzairullah Niazai goes back to the pavillion without opening his run account like his captain earlier. The early seam movement at the iconic Sharjah has troubled the Afghanis while Nepalese bowlers are having a fun time on it.

The new batter that walks in is Hamza Alikhil at No. 4

Afghanistan 7/2 in 3.3 overs Faisal Khan 2* Hazma Alikhil 4*

Afghanistan U19 vs Nepal U19 Live Score

Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of Afghanistan U19 vs Nepal U19 as both the sides play their last match in the tournament.

Nepal start the match on bright note as skipper Hemant Dhami clean bowled counterpart Mehboob Taskin in the first over of the match. Forcing Uzairullah Niazai to bat early in the match

Afghanistan 0/1 in 1.3 overs Faisal Khan 0* Uzairullah Niazai 0*