Kathmandu - Sri Lanka defeated Oman by 10 wickets in ICC ODI World Cup Qualifiers.
Sri Lanka chased down the modest target of 99 runs given by Oman in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in the 15th over without losing any wicket.
For him, Dimuth Karunaratne scored 61 runs and Pathun Nisanka scored 37 runs. Oman, who lost the toss and were invited to bat first, were bowled out for 98 runs in 2 balls from 30 overs.
Apart from Ayaan Khan scoring 41 runs, Jitender Singh scoring 21 runs and Fayaz Butt scoring 13 runs, no one else could score runs in double figures.
Sri Lanka's Vinindu Hasaranga took five wickets, Lahiru Kumara three and Kasun Rajitha one. With the second win in a row, Sri Lanka has reached the top position of Group 'B' with 4 points.
Oman is in second place with 4 points from three games.
Kathmandu: Nepal has lost 3-0 to Jordan in the Group B match of the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers. Fashion Saif Baha scored two goals and Yazan Alabab scored one goal for Jordan in the match played at Kuwait's Jaber Al Ahmed International Stadium.
Earlier, Nepal was confident of defeating Chinese Taipei 2-0 but could not score against Jordan.
Faisal scored for Jordan in the 24th and 49th minutes of the match. He scored the first goal on a penalty. Faisal scored on a penalty after Rohit Chand fouled an opposition player. Goalkeeper Kiran, who is also the captain of Nepal, could not save the goal even though he judged the penalty correctly. In the first half, Nepal's captain Kiran made some good saves but Jordan could not increase the goal difference.
Similarly, Faisal doubled Jordan's lead by scoring his second individual goal through a free kick. Then, in the 67th minute, Yajan scored the third goal for Jordan through a header.
Nepal's coach Abdullah Almutairi made three changes in the game against Chinese Taipei and played five defenders today. But Vikas Khawas could not stay on the field for even an hour and he had to be brought out of the field. Sunil had entered the field in his place.
Along with such development, Abhishek Rijal and Dinesh Rajbanshi played in the first choice today. Navayug Shrestha, Manish Dangi, Vishal Rai and Eric Bista entered the field in the second half.
This is the fifth defeat when Nepal played its seventh game in Group B. Earlier, Nepal had lost 3-0 in Jordan in 2019 BS. Similarly, Nepal lost both the matches against Kuwait and also lost against Australia. Nepal had won both the games against Chinese Taipei.
Nepal, which is in the fourth position with 6 points from 7 games, now has to play against Australia.
After losing to Jordan, Nepal's chances of playing in the third round playoff for the Asia Cup are almost gone. Similarly, Nepal's chances of reaching the third round of Qatar World Cup 2022 selection are now over.
It is almost certain that Nepal will have to play in the playoffs to reach the third round selection for the Asia Cup to be held in China in 2023. Nepal will now play the final match of the selection against Australia on June 11.
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KATHMANDU: Nepal defeated Chinese Taipei in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers last night. Nepal defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 in a match played at the Jaber Al Ahmed International Ground in Kuwait. Anjan Bista scored from the penalty spot in the fourth minute of the match for Nepal.
Nepal was awarded a penalty after a Taipei player touched the ball with his hand. Another goal was scored by Navayug Shrestha in the 81st minute. New Age entered the field in the 69th minute as a changed player. With yesterday's victory, Nepal has managed to defeat Chinese Taipei in both the games of the World Cup qualifiers. Earlier, Nepal had lost 2-0 at home.
Even though Nepal has 6 points in the table, the possibility of playing in the World Cup qualifiers is almost over. But the possibility of entering the third round of the Asian Cup selection remains. Similarly, Chinese Taipei is scoreless. Nepal is in Group B and Australia is at the top with 15 points in 5 games. Nepal is playing against Jordan next Monday and Australia on the 28th.
Kathmandu: The Nepali team has reached Kuwait to play the World Cup qualifier. The Nepali team has reached Kuwait for the remaining matches of the second round of the World Cup to be held in Qatar in 2022 BS and the Asia Cup to be held in China in 2023 BS.
Nepal left for Kuwait after playing a friendly match with Iraq. The Nepali team will play three games in Kuwait. Nepal will play its first match against Chinese Taipei on June 4. The second match will be played against Jordan on June 7 and the third match will be played against Australia on June 8, according to the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA).
National team coach Abdullah Almutairi has selected 23 players for the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers. The Nepali team reached Kuwait by land. Nepal lost to Iraq 6-2 in a friendly match on Saturday. Upon arrival in Kuwait, all members of the Nepali team underwent PCR testing. According to ANFA, everyone's PCR report was negative.
Kiran Chemjong, Vishal Sunar and Deep Karki are the goalkeepers of the Nepali team, Rohit Chand, Ananta Tamang, Dinesh Rajbanshi, Gautam Shrestha, Suman Aryal and Vikas Khawas are the defenders, Vishal Rai, Manish Dangi, Eric Visht, Kamal Thapa, Santosh Tamang and Suman Lama are the midfielders. Sunil Bal, Surajjiu Thakuri, Pujan Uparkoti and Ayush Ghalan and forwards are Abhishek Rijal, Anjan Bista, Navyug Shrestha and Ashish Lama.
In the World Cup qualifiers, Nepal has so far won only one game and lost four games. Nepal, which is in Group B, is in the fourth position with three points. Chinese Taipei in the same group is scoreless. Australia tops the group with 12 points, followed by Kuwait with 10 points. Jordan is in third place with 10 points. Australia is ranked 41st, Jordan 95th, Chinese Taipei 141st and Nepal 171st in the FIFA rankings.
