Malaysia, who won the toss and elected to bat first, scored 72 runs in 35.3 overs, losing all wickets.
Akram Malek made 26 runs while Mohammad Harrison and Mohammad Syahir Syamil scored 12 runs each. Deepesh Kadel of Nepal took four wickets while Akash Chand claimed Malaysian Similarly, Milan Bohara and Subash Bhandari took two and one wickets respectively. Nepal will play their last match against the UAE on March 2. Along with Nepal, Singapore, Kuwait, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the hosts UAE are taking part in the tournament. The winner of this tournament being held on the Round-Robin basis will qualify for the U-19 World Cup Championship to be held in Sri Lanka in 2024.