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Pakistan thump Nepal to register first victory in Women’s Asia Cup 2024

DAMBULLA: Gull Feroza played a quick-fire knock, supported by Muneeba Ali to help Pakistan register a thumping nine-wicket win against Nepal in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 here at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday.

Chasing a modest target of 109 runs, Pakistan gave a dominant performance and successfully achieved the total in 11.5 overs after losing only one wicket.

Gull Feroza and Muneeba Ali gave Pakistan a strong start, scoring 52 runs in the first six overs.

They continued the onslaught and by the halfway mark, Pakistan had reached 92 runs, with a one-sided victory in sight.

Feroze struck two more boundaries in the next over to push her team further closer to the target. However, she could not finish the match as she got out with only five needed to win. She scored a 35-ball 57 with the help of ten boundaries.

Muneeba Ali finished the match with a boundary, leading her side to a net run-rate-boosting victory after they lost to India in the first match. She scored 46 off 34 with eight boundaries.

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Nepal bowlers had a bad day at work as they conceded a boundary in every over. Kabita Joshi picked the solitary wicket for them.

Pakistan women’s captain Nida Dar invited Nepal to bat first earlier and her bowlers proved the decision right.

Fatima Sana removed Samjhana Khadka in the first over, while Sadia Iqbal dismissed Kabita Kunwar and Indu Barma to reduce Nepal to 30-3 in five overs.

Sita Rana Magar and Sita Rana Magar had no answers to Pakistan’s tight bowling as they scored 10 runs in the next 4.2 over before the latter got run-out. Magar also got run-out in the 14th over after scoring a scratchy 26 off 30.

Puja Mahato also played a cautious knock of 25 runs from 32 balls, while Kabita Joshi scored an unbeaten 31 off 23 with four boundaries and one six to push the team’s total to 108-6 in 20 overs.

For Pakistan, Sadia Iqbal picked two wickets, while Fatima Sana bagged one.

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Pakistan win toss, elect to field first against Nepal in Women’s Asia Cup 2024

DAMBULLA: Pakistan have won the toss and opted to field first against Nepal in the sixth match of the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2024 here at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday.

PLAYING XIs

Both teams made one change for this match. For Pakistan, Omaima Sohail came in for Iram Javed, while Nepal brought in Roma Thapa for Sabnam Rai.

Nepal: Samjhana Khadka, Sita Rana Magar, Indu Barma (c), Kabita Kunwar, Rubina Chhetry, Puja Mahato, Kajal Shrestha (wk), Roma Thapa, Bindu Rawal, Kabita Joshi, Kritika Marasini

Pakistan: Sidra Amin, Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nida Dar (c), Aliya Riaz, Omaima Sohail, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Syeda Aroob Shah

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Pakistan captain Nida Dar, after winning the toss, shared that she chose to field to change things around, keeping in mind that they lost the game against India after opting to bat.

“We batted first against India, so we want to change this time around,” said Dar. “We have one change, Omaima Sohail comes in.”

Meanwhile, Nepal captain Indu Barma was happy with the decision as her team was ready for both situations after the victory in the first match against the UAE.

“I am happy with his decision, we are ready with both bat and ball,” said Barma. “After many years, we have beaten UAE and we were very happy. We also have one change.”

FORM GUIDE

Pakistan walk into this match with a loss against arch-rivals India in their opening match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024, while Nepal had a successful start to their campaign with a victory against UAE in their first game.

Pakistan: L, L, L, L, L (most recent first)

Nepal: W, L, W, W, W

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Zeeshan’s six-fer powers Pakistan U19 to victory over Nepal at ACC U19 Asia Cup 2023

DUBAI: The Pakistan U19 team kicked off their ACC U19 Asia Cup 2023 campaign on a high note after defeating Nepal U19 by seven wickets at ICC Academy Ground No 2 in Dubai.

Right-arm quick Mohammad Zeeshan registered a six-wicket haul to help dismiss Nepal U19 for 152 in 47.2 overs.

In turn, Saad Baig-led Pakistan U19 chased 153 in 26.2 overs with seven wickets to spare.

Pakistan U19’s decision to bowl first paid dividends as Zeeshan ran through the Nepal batting line-up.

The 18-year-old pacer picked up six wickets at the expense of 19 runs, registering the second-best figures at this level for a Pakistan bowler, bested only by Shaheen Shah Afridi who registered 6-15 against Ireland in 2018.

He was supported well by his fellow quicks as left-armer Amir Hassan grabbed two wickets and right-armer Ubaid Shah had one to his name.

Nepal U19 opening batter Arjun Kumal contributed 21 from 37, including three fours, and was the only top-order batter to register a score in double digits.

The fifth batter in, wicketkeeper-batter Uttam Magar produced a gritty half-century, hitting 51 from 76 balls including three boundaries and two maximums.

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Left-hander Dinesh Kandel, who came to the crease after the fifth wicket fell, stitched a 70-run stand with Magar, to help stable the innings.

The partnership was cut short by Zeeshan, who removed Kandel for 31 from 59, including two fours and a six.

Chasing 153, Pakistan U19 faltered a little at the start. Right-arm pacer Gulshan Jha struck twice as opening batter Shamyl Hussain was caught for a duck and his fellow opener, Shahzaib Khan, joined him back in the pavilion shortly after, scoring only 15 from 29 including two boundaries.

Pakistan U19 captain Saad Baig (50, 56b, 5x4s) and Azan Awais (56 not out, 62b, 8x4s) batted together to yield a 108-run stand that brought the chase back on track.

In the 24th over, Saad was caught off Aakash Tripathi’s bowling.

Zeeshan, who had earlier starred with the ball, then hit a fiery 20 from just eight balls, showcasing two fours and as many sixes.

For his extraordinary all-round performance, Zeeshan was named man of the match.

Pakistan U19 are set to play against India U19 on 10 December at ICC Academy Ground with the first ball set to be bowled at 1030 PKT.

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Pakistan edge Nepal to script winning start to SAFF U19 Championship

KATHMANDU: Ali Zafar’s decisive 74th-minute goal powered Pakistan to edge host Nepal in their South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U19 Championship campaign opener on Thursday.

Pakistan and Nepal went hard at each other in their SAFF U19 Championship fixture and showcased thrilling skills and tenacity before the former prevailed.

With a thrilling victory over Nepal, Pakistan ended a 12-year-long victory drought in an international match.

Pakistan’s U19 team last secured a victory on the international stage in 2011, when they defeated India’s U19 team.

Midfielder Ali Zafar netted the lone goal in the 74th minute, which turned out to be the difference maker between the two sides, who appeared inseparable in the first half.

Besides Ali Zafar, Pakistan’s goalkeeper Sahil Gul played a pivotal role in his team’s triumph over Nepal, denying several threatening efforts from the home side.

The ongoing SAFF U19 Championship 2023 is being held at the Dashrath Stadium here from September 21 to 30.

For the unversed, this is the fifth edition of the SAFF U19 Championship, a highly competitive international football tournament for men’s under-19 national sides, organised by the SAFF.

India are the defending champions, having won their second title in 2022 by defeating Bangladesh in the final.

Pakistan, on the other hand, fuelled with momentum will now take on Maldives in their next SAFF U19 Championship fixture on September 23.

Pakistan Squad

Goalkeepers: Sahil Gul, Mohsin Khan and Muhammad Abdullah

Defenders: Muhammad Sadam, Muhammad Adeel, Asad Nasir, Ans Amin, Khurshid Alam, Muhammad Raheel, Shayan Ali, Kamil Ahmad Khan, Abid Ali, Hannan Naveed and Najeeb Ullah

Midfielders: Ali Zafar, Muhammad Azan and Awais Khan

Forwards: Shahjahan, Muhammad Hassan, Faisal Ahmad, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Haroon Zafar and Muhammad Adeel Younas

Team Officials: Shadab Ifthikhar (Head Coach), Mohsan Ul Hussnain (Assistant Coach), Khurram Shahzad (Goal Keeper Coach), Aamna (Media), Muhammad Abdullah and Muhammad Samama (Physio) and Zohair Gondal (Team Manager).

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Pakistan crush Nepal in Over 40s Global Cup

KARACHI: Hasan Raza and Amjad Ali scored magnificent centuries and powered Pakistan to a thumping 248-run victory over Nepal to taste their second consecutive victory in the ongoing Over 40s Global Cup.

The 266-run unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership between Hasan and Amjad propelled Pakistan to amass a mammoth total of 382 for three in the allotted 45 overs after captain Misbah-ul-Haq opted to bat.

Pakistan Openers Kashif Siddiqui (66 off 59 balls) and Junaid Khalil Nainitalwala (24 off 38 balls) laid the solid foundation with a first-wicket stand of 75 runs, which lasted in the 12th over.

Medium-pacer Khim Bahadur Thapa bagged two wickets in quick succession to reduce the hosts to 106/3 in the 18th over but then the duo of Hasan and Amjad hammered the Nepal bowlers all over the park amid their marathon partnership.

Hasan, the youngest-ever Test cricketer, remained undefeated on 154 off 94 balls with the help of seven sixes and 16 boundaries while Amjad’s unbeaten 108 off 72 balls, hitting three sixes and 12 boundaries.

Chasing a daunting total of 383, Nepal’s batting lineup flopped and could only raise 134 before getting bundled out in the 37th over.

Former Test fast bowler Muhammad Sami (2-27), left-arm spinner Abdul Qadir (2-14), leg-spinner Kashif Siddiqui (2-21) and off-spinner Haris Ayaz (2-29) shared the bowling honours for Pakistan while Hassan Raza was adjudged the Player of the Match.

In another Over 40s Global Cup fixture, dominant West Indies thrashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 108 runs at the NBP Sports Complex while the matches between Hong Kong and USA at the Karachi Gymkhana and the one between Australia and Canada were abandoned due to rain.

Hosts Pakistan got off to a triumphant start to their Over 40s Global Cup campaign with a thrilling one-wicket victory over the United States of America (USA) on Tuesday.

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Pakistan crush Nepal to start Asia Cup 2023 on a winning note

MULTAN: Pakistan bowling unit decimated Nepal after centuries from captain Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed as the host kicked off their Asia Cup 2023 campaign with a statement 238-run victory.

Set to chase a mammoth 343, Nepal’s batting lineup failed completely and could only accumulate 104 before being bundled out in the 24th over.

The associate side got off to a poor start to the pursuit as they lost three wickets inside two overs with just 14 runs on the board.

Following the early slump, Aarif Sheikh and Sompal Kami stabilized the run chase with a gutsy 59-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

The pair frustrated the Pakistan bowlers before Haris Rauf provided a much-needed breakthrough by dismissing Aarif Sheikh, who could score 26 off 38 deliveries, hitting five boundaries.

Aarif’s dismissal sparked collapse and Nepal began to lose wickets at an alarming rate and consequently slipped from 73/3 to 104 all out.

Sompal Kami waged a lone battle for Nepal with a cautious 46-ball 28 which featured four boundaries.

Besides Sompal and Aarif, only Gulsan Jha (13) managed to make it into the double figures.

Shadab Khan led the bowling attack for Pakistan with 4/27, followed by two wickets each from Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf while Naseem Shah and Mohammad Nawaz made one scalp each.

Opting to bat first, Pakistan piled up a massive total of 342/6 in 50 overs at the back of a marathon 151-run knock by skipper Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed’s maiden century.

Babar Azam scored a classy 151, while Iftikhar Ahmed wreaked havoc on Nepal bowlers with an unbeaten 109.

The hosts Pakistan had a shaky start after winning the toss with both opening batters back to the pavilion inside seven overs with only 25 runs on board.

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan then helped rebuild the innings as they added 86 runs for the third wicket before Mohammad Rizwan perished courtesy of a direct hit. He scored 44 runs off 50 deliveries with the help of six boundaries.

Agha Salman also followed him after adding only five runs to the total, leaving Pakistan at 124-4 in the 28th over.

Babar Azam was then joined by Iftikhar Ahmed on the crease, and together they exhibited a fiery batting display against Nepal bowlers.

They added 214 runs in only 131 balls for the fifth wicket, steering Pakistan to a mammoth total.

Babar Azam’s 131-ball 151 featured 14 boundaries and four sixes, whereas Iftikhar Ahmed scored 109 runs from 71 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and four sixes.

Nepal’s Sompal Kami picked up two wickets, while Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane contributed with one wicket each.

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Asia Cup 2023: Dominant Pakistan crush Nepal to script winning start

MULTAN: Pakistan bowling unit decimated Nepal after centuries from captain Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed as the host kicked off their Asia Cup 2023 campaign with a statement 238-run victory.

NEP 104 (23.3 Overs)

Shadab continues

NEP 103/8 (23 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NEP 92/8 (22 Overs)

Shadab bowls round the wicket

NEP 90/6 (21 Overs)

Nawaz into the attack now

NEP 88/5 (20 Overs)

Shadab continues to bowl

NEP 86/5 (19 Overs)

Haris continues to bowl

NEP 84/5 (18 Overs)

Shadab continues

NEP 82/5 (17 Overs)

Haris again

NEP 82/4 (16 Overs)

Shadab continues to bowl

NEP 76/4 (15 Overs)

Haris bowls again

NEP 73/3 (14 Overs)

Shadab continues

NEP 66/3 (13 Overs)

Haris continues

NEP 64/3 (12 Overs)

Shadab Khan into the attack now

NEP 56/3 (11 Overs)

Haris Rauf comes into the attack

NEP 47/3 (10 Overs)

Naseem continues to bowl

NEP 46/3 (9 Overs)

Shaheen continues around the wicket

NEP 42/3 (8 Overs)

Naseem continues

NEP 36/3 (7 Overs)

Shaheen bowls again

NEP 28/3 (6 Overs)

Naseem continues

NEP 26/3 (5 Overs)

Shaheen Afridi again

NEP 23/3 (4 Overs)

Naseem continues

NEP 18/3 (3 Overs)

Shaheen continues

NEP 14/3 (2 Overs)

1.4: A length ball in the channel, Aasif looks to drive without getting to the pitch of the ball and gets a thick outside edge to hand a regulation catch to Iftikhar at first slip.

Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end

NEP 10/2 (1 Over)

0.6: A fuller delivery, with a hint of late swing. The ball thudded into Paudel’s front pad well before he could bring his bat down. Shaheen gets his second.

0.5: Shaheen hits back after conceding two boundaries and gets yet another wicket in the first over. A length ball down the leg side and Bhurtel could only get an edge on it, Rizwan dived across to pouch it with both hands.

Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh come out to open the innings for Nepal. Shaheen Shah Afridi to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs NEPAL (2nd INNINGS)

MULTAN: Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed’s tons powered Pakistan to a mammoth 342 runs against Nepal in the first match of the ongoing ACC Men’s Asia Cup on Wednesday.

PAK 342/6 (50 Overs)

Sompal to bowl the final over

PAK 331/4 (49 Overs)

Karan KC continues

PAK 313/4 (48 Overs)

Sompal comes back again

PAK 301/4 (47 Overs)

Karan KC returns

PAK 294/4 (46 Overs)

Lamichhane comes back

PAK 275/4 (45 Overs)

Sompal replaces Gulsan

PAK 255/4 (44 Overs)

Airee continues

PAK 242/4 (43 Overs)

Gulsan continues

PAK 228/4 (42 Overs)

Airee returns

PAK 222/4 (41 Overs)

Gulsan replaces Karan

PAK 213/4 (40 Overs)

Rajbanshi replaces Lamichhane

PAK 208/4 (39 Overs)

Karan KC returns

PAK 204/4 (38 Overs)

Lamichhane continues

PAK 196/4 (37 Overs)

Sompal again

PAK 190/4 (36 Overs)

Lamichhane comes back

PAK 180/4 (35 Overs)

Sompal continues

PAK 167/4 (34 Overs)

Kushal Bhurtel comes back into the attack

PAK 157/4 (33 Overs)

Sompal Kami replaces Karan

PAK 152/4 (32 Overs)

Rajbanshi continues

PAK 143/4 (31 Overs)

Karan KC continues

PAK 139/4 (30 Overs)

Rajbanshi comes back into the attack

PAK 133/4 (29 Overs)

Karan KC comes back into the attack

PAK 125/4 (28 Overs)

25.5: Salman goes for the reverse sweep but fails to keep it down and Bhurtel takes a low, diving catch.

Lamichhane continues

PAK 122/3 (27 Overs)

Rajbanshi continues

PAK 120/3 (26 Overs)

Lamichhane continues to bowl

PAK 116/3 (25 Overs)

Rajbanshi continues

PAK 112/3 (24 Overs)

23.4: Rizwan took an evasive action to get out of the line of the ball, but a direct hit at the non-striker’s end sent him back.

Lamichhane returns to the attack

PAK 105/2 (23 Overs)

Rajbanshi continues

PAK 102/2 (22 Overs)

Airee continues

PAK 96/2 (21 Overs)

Rajbanshi replaces Lamichhane

PAK 91/2 (20 Overs)

Airee continues

PAK 84/2 (19 Overs)

Lamichhane continues

PAK 83/2 (18 Overs)

Airee continues

PAK 78/2 (17 Overs)

Lamichhane continues

PAK 75/2 (16 Overs)

Dipendra Singh Airee replaces Rajbanshi

PAK 72/2 (15 Overs)

Lamichhane continues

PAK 65/2 (14 Overs)

Lalit Rajbanshi continues

PAK 64/2 (13 Overs)

Sandeep Lamichhane comes into the attack

PAK 56/2 (12 Overs)

Lalit Rajbanshi continues

PAK 49/2 (11 Overs)

Gulsan Jha continues

PAK 44/2 (10 Overs)

Lalit Rajbanshi comes on from the other end

PAK 38/2 (9 Overs)

Gulsan Jha comes into the attack

PAK 32/2 (8 Overs)

Karan KC continues

PAK 29/2 (7 Overs)

6.1: A direct hit and Imam-ul-Haq has already started walking back

Sompal Kami continues

PAK 25/1 (6 Overs)

5.3: Fakhar Zaman departs courtesy of an excellent catch behind the stumps. A length ball bowled at 132kph and angled across. Fakhar plants his front foot down the ground instead of towards the ball and throws his hands at it. A thick outside edge to the left of the wicketkeeper

Karan KC continues

PAK 21/0 (5 Overs)

Sompal Kami continues

PAK 16/0 (4 Overs)

Karan KC continues from the other end

PAK 11/0 (3 Overs)

Sompal Kami continues

PAK 11/0 (2 Overs)

Karan KC to bowl from the other end

PAK 9/0 (1 Over)

Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman come out to open for Pakistan.

Sompal Kami to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs NEPAL (1st INNINGS)

MULTAN: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first against Nepal in the first match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.

Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi

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Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan win toss, elect to bat first against Nepal

MULTAN: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first against Nepal in the first match of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.

Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi

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Pakistan’s Playing XI for Asia Cup 2023 opener against Nepal unveiled

LAHORE: Pakistan announced their Playing XI for the anticipated clash against Nepal in the curtain raiser of the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2023.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unveiled the lineup for the Nepal fixture.

The lineup features Pakistan captain Babar Azam, his deputy Shadab Khan, Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf.

Our playing XI for the first match of #AsiaCup2023 🇵🇰#BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/U8KaRXDqHH

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 29, 2023

The much-anticipated Asia Cup 2023 is finally here and it begins tomorrow with Pakistan, the top-ranked One-Day International side, taking on Nepal in the Group-A clash at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

The contest marks many firsts as Nepal, as a team, and Multan, as a venue, make their debuts in the continental tournament. It is also a maiden contest between Pakistan and Nepal at the top level.

“I want to congratulate Nepal for qualifying for the Asia Cup and I hope that their participation will give a boost to the development of the sport in the country. We are looking forward to playing Nepal and I am sure it will be a good contest,” said Babar Azam.

Babar Azam-led Pakistan enter the Asia Cup with momentum on their side. They topped the ICC rankings for ODI teams on Saturday after securing a 3-0 whitewash over Afghanistan in Sri Lanka.

This is the second instance of the team surmounting the chart since April. Pakistan also boast the best win/loss ratio of 2.750 with 22 wins in 31 matches since in this World Cup cycle.

Pakistan will fly to Sri Lanka on 31 August to play India in the second Group-A match on 2 September at Kandy. The venue will also host the third and final match of the group between India and Nepal on 4 September.

Pakistan Playing XI for Nepal clash: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf.

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Aashish Chaudhary strikes as Nepal edge Pakistan in SAFF Championship

BANGALORE: Aashish Chaudhary struck late and powered Nepal to a narrow 1-0 victory over Pakistan in the ongoing South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship on Tuesday.

In the dead rubber Group A clash of the SAFF Championship since both sides were already out of the race to qualify for the semi-final, Pakistan locked horns with Nepal in a bid to taste their maiden triumph in the tournament.

The two sides, however, put on an enthralling contest and made several attempts of scoring the opener.

Pakistan had the best opportunity to fire the opener in the 21st minute when Pakistan captain Hassan Bashir was fouled which resulted in a free-kick for Pakistan.

Otis Khan took the spot kick just outside the Nepal box but Syed Abdul Shah headed it over the crossbar.

Nepal had their best chance in the dying minutes of the first half as a brilliant build-up lifted them to finally breach the Pakistan defence.

Bimal Gharti Magar got the ball inside Pakistan’s penalty area and had only Pakistan goalkeeper Yousaf Ijaz Butt to beat but failed.

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The two sides went into the break with the scoreboard still intact at nill.

Following the break, both sides looked more determined and Pakistan also benefitted from fresh legs courtesy of triple substitution in the 63rd minute.

But it was Nepal who made lethal attempts to fire a late winner and they succeeded just 10 minutes before the conclusion of the regulation time.

Laken Lambu set up a perfect chance for the substitute Aashish Chaudhary, who fired a low strike to put Nepal into the lead.

Nepal’s defence then managed to keep the blank sheet until the regulation time and a four-minute extra time as Pakistan succumbed to their third consecutive defeat in the SAFF Championship.

Earlier in the tournament, Pakistan suffered a 0-4 defeat against India and Kuwait respectively.

Following their dismal show in the SAFF Championship, the green shirts finished at the bottom of the Group A standings.

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