Nepal have secured a berth at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 after defeating the UAE by Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method in their final match of the triangular series of the World Cup League 2 on Thursday.

In the match stopped in the 44 overs due to bad light, Nepal scored two runs more than the target of 267 runs in the DL method.

Kushal Bhurtel scored 50 runs off 35 balls smashing three boundaries and four sixes to lead Nepal to a nine-run victory.

Similarly, Bhim Karki made 67 runs off 76 balls hitting nine boundaries and Arif Sheikh played an important innings of 52 runs off 62 balls.

Likewise, Gulsan Jha and Dipendra Singh Airee scored unbeaten 50 and 10 runs respectively.

Junaid Siddique took three wickets for the UAE while Aayan Afzal Khan and Jahur Khan claimed two and one wickets respectively.

In the match played at the TU cricket ground, the UAE scored 310 runs at the cost of six wickets.

Asif Khan, who came in number five, scored an unbeaten century off 41 balls smashing 11 sixes and four boundaries for the UAE.

Similarly, Vriitya Aravind contributed 94 runs off 38 balls hitting two sixed and eight fours.

Earlier, skipper Muhammed Waseem returned to the pavilion scoring 63 runs off 49 balls with six sixes and two boundaries.

For Nepal, Dipendra Singh Airee took two wickets.

Likewise, Lalit Rajbansi, Sompal Kami and Sandeep Lamichhane claimed one wicket each.

With the win, Nepal, who finished third in the league, secured a place at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 to be held in Zimbabwe.

Scotland have already become the League 2 Champion while Oman became the second.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal congratulated the Nepali team for being able to secure a berth at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.