• Pakistan’s Waqar Younis during an international friendly match against Nepal at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    Pakistan’s Waqar Younis during an international friendly match against Nepal at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
  • Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik strikes during an international friendly match against Nepal at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik strikes during an international friendly match against Nepal at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
  • Pakistan’s Waqar Younis during an international friendly match against Nepal at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    Pakistan’s Waqar Younis during an international friendly match against Nepal at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
  • Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik strikes during an international friendly match against Nepal at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik strikes during an international friendly match against Nepal at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
  • Nepal team supporters watch international friendly match against Pakistan at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    Nepal team supporters watch international friendly match against Pakistan at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
  • Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik in action during an international friendly match against Nepal at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik in action during an international friendly match against Nepal at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
  • Pakistan’s Waqar Younis during an international friendly match against Nepal yesterday at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National
    Pakistan’s Waqar Younis during an international friendly match against Nepal yesterday at Academy Oval grounds at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National

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Pakistan take on Nepal cricket team at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi — in pictures

Jake Badger

November 08, 2015

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A skeleton fleet of taxis might have been in operation in Abu Dhabi for much of yesterday, as a set of passionate cricket supporters decided to forgo their fares to watch Nepal play Pakistan instead. Cricket has a burgeoning following in the Himalayan kingdom, and their national team acquitted themselves ably in their first 50 over match against one of cricket’s established elite. Pakistan eventually won by 121 runs, as Azhar Ali and Shoaib Malik posted half-centuries, in preparation for the limited overs series against England.

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