UAE scrape through despite crushing by Nepal

Nepal 287 for 7 dec (Vesawkar 89) and 125 for 6 dec defeated UAE 164 and 76 by 172 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball

The hosts Nepal crashed out of the ICC Intercontinental Trophy despite crushing the UAE by 172 runs in their ICC Intercontinental Cup match in Kathmandu . Binod Das continued his outstanding form, but it was not enough for Nepal, who finished 0.5 points behind UAE in their group. The UAE, who were set 249 to win after Nepal's second declaration of the match, were reduced to 29 for 6 by Das before eventually blundering to 76 all out - and yet still qualified for the semi-finals.

Das, the medium-pacer, finished with 5 for 27, to go with the 6 for 29 he took against Hong Kong last week. Only Ahmed Nadeem, who punched four fours and a six in his defiant 32, and the opener Arshad Ali, who made 18, reached double figures. Victory moved Nepal to within 0.5 points of the UAE, but it was not enough.