Nepal thrashed Kuwait by 9 wickets at the TU Cricket Ground with Kaniska Chaugai coming up with a captain’s knock.
Nepal will now meet Malaysia, who overcame Qatarâ??s challenge to register a 60-run victory. This will be third instance the two teams are playing in the final after 2001 and 2003. In both occasions, Nepal won the title to qualify for the Youth World Cup.

Kaniska scored unbeaten 78 in 109 balls and hit eight fours and two sixes – both over fine leg. He partnered Sarad Vesawkar for 102 runs and brought win for Nepal in 37.5 overs.
Yashwant Subedi was the only batsman out. He scored 15 in 34 balls and added 45 runs for the first wickets. Sarad remained unbeaten on 47 off 84 balls with three fours.
Earlier, bowlers put Nepal on the front-foot by dismissing Kuwait for paltry 146 runs in 39.4 overs. After Kaniska decided to field first, the bowlers utilized the morning conditions to bowl dominantly. Amrit picked three, his opening partner Bantu Bataju picked two and Paras Khadka picked one wicket as Kuwaiti batting collapsed to 49/6 in 17 overs.
Kuwaiti captain Sibtain Raza, who has represented Pakistain U-15 team in 2000, and super-sub Mubasher Khalid played the saviors for the team adding 63 runs in 100 balls. Khalid, who began by hitting two consecutive fours, went on to make 40 runs off 50 balls with four boundaries and two sixes.
Sibtain scored 33 in 80 deliveries with three overs. Both Khalid and Sibtain were out on the first over bowled by Shashi Keshari. Shashi castled Khalidâ??s stumps in his very first delivery and two balls later claimed Sibtain caught by Kaniska at wide mid-wicket. The last wicket partnership of 32 runs between Muddaser Saleem who got 21 with a four and two sixes and Muzamil Khalid took Kuwait to the total. [Full Scorecard]