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Zimbabwe's U19 side may have beaten Nepal in their warm-up match, but the Himalayan side extracted sweet revenge in when they met in the Plate Championship on Sunday. Having been put in to bat when Zimbabwe won the toss, Nepal posted 158 from 45.1 overs - not a great total, and one that should have been chasable. Puspa Thapa top-scored on 40, while Edzai Jaure and Stewart Matsika both took 3/34. In reply, Zimbabwe collapsed (as usual) to a platry 59 all out from 27.2 overs.

Zimbabwe now meet Malaysia on Tuesday (26th) as part of the play-offs for 13th-16th place in the competition, and Zim must now be facing the real possibility of finishing last in the competition.
Nepal U19 158 (45.1 overs; Thapa 40, Jaure 3/34), Zimbabwe U19 59 (27.2 overs; Chimbambo 20, Khadka 3/13. Nepal U19 win by 99 runs.

Zimbabwe's youngsters picked up their first win in Malaysia with victory over Nepal in their second warm-up match. Nepal set a starget of 203 for the loss of 8 wickets from their 50 overs, with Zim captain Prince Masvaure taking 3/32 from his 10 overs. 'Keeper Tinashe Chimbambo also had a good day with the gloves, taking 6 catches. Zimbabwe chased down the required runs with just over an over to spare, led by that man Chimbambo again (49*). The win should give the side some much-needed confidence ahead of the start of the tournament proper.

Full scorecard below the cut. Zimbabwe's first group-stage match is against New Zealand on Monday (18th February).
Nepal U19 203/8 (50 overs; Malia 85, Masvaure 3/32), Zimbabwe U19 206/7 (48.3 overs; Chimbambo 49, Khadka 4/34). Zimbabwe U19 win by 3 wickets.

Zimbabwe barely clung on to win their Pool D match against Nepal by just 2 runs. A batting collapse left Zim struggling at 90/6 before a 7th-wicket partnership of 98 by Ryan Higgins and Glen Querl helped the team to a halfway-respectable total. Nepal, who have been something of a surprise package this tournament after causing England some problems earlier in the week, battled bravely but fell agonisingly short of their target by the end of their 50 overs.

The win leaves Zimbabwe on top of Pool D and assured of a place in the Super League stage of the competition if England beat Ireland tomorrow.