Zaitullah Shaheen (3/19) and Uzairullah Khan Niazi (61) starred with the ball and bat respectively as they Afghanistan U19 Team (125/4) to beat Nepal U19 (124/10) by 6 wickets to end their ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 campaign with a winning note.
Afghanistan Future Stars won the toss and
opted to bowl first. Zaitullah Shaheen (3/19), Abdul Aziz Khan (2/20),
Nasratullah Nuristani (2/26) and Wahidullah Zadran (2/36) starred with the
ball, as they reduced the Nepal U19 Team to 124/10 runs on the board in the
first inning.
Uzairullah
Khan Niazi (61) scored a half-century and was well supported by Osman Sadaat
(28) as Afghanistan U19s chased down the target to win the game by 6 wickets.
Zaitullah
Shaheen bagged the Player of the Match award for his terrific bowling figures
of 3/19 off his 10 overs.