Nepal, Hong Kong, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates booked their places in the Asian Cricket Council Elite Trophy semi-finals after the final round of group matches were played out in Malaysia.Group A: Afghanistan, UAE 6, Malaysia 4, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia 2Afghanistan were made to work hard for their place in the semi-final, beating Bahrain by just six runs in their final match. Asghar Stankzai hit 102 and Mohammad Nabi 67 as they posted 293 for nine, but Bahrain, despite having no chance of semi-final qualification, gave a good account of themselves, closing on 286 for nine as Ashraf Mughal hit 81 and Abdul Waheed 51. Dawlat Ahmadzai took three for 39.Had Afghanistan lost that match, Malaysia might have qualified at their expense and they did everything they could by beating Saudi Arabia by some 193 runs. Rakesh Madhavan (101) and S Kumar (100) hit centuries as Malaysia posted a formidable score of 316 for eight.It was too much for Saudi Arabia, who flattered to deceive after an early win over UAE in the tournament, and they folded, bowled out for 123 as Priyinkara Wickramasinghe took three for eight.Group B: Nepal 8, Hong Kong 6, Qatar 4, Kuwait, Singapore 2Nepal maintained their perfect record with a seven-wicket defeat of Kuwait, who were bowled out for just 103. A victory target of 104 was never going to be beyond Nepal, who raced home in just 29 overs. Mahaboob Alam picked up three for 34 and Shakti Gauchan three for five earlier on.Hong Kong confirmed their place in the semi-finals with a 93-run win over Singapore. Zain Abbas (80) and Shkawat Ali (83) propelled them to 255 for nine, despite Muhammed Ali picking up five for 45 and Singapore were then bowled for 162 in 34.2 overs as Najeeb Amar picked up three for 34.The semi-finals take place on August 1st where Hong Kong will meet Afghanistan and UAE will play Nepal.© Cricket World 2008
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