After disheartening failure to reach the Super League despite creating opportunities, Nepal now meets Zimbabwe on Sunday in the Plate Quarterfinal.
After the conclusion of the first round, all associates and two Test nations – Zimbabwe and West Indies – have failed to reach the Super League and now vie for the Plate Championship to which Nepal is a defending champion.
On Friday, India defeated West Indies by 50 runs in Group B match to top the table. South Africa also proceeds from the group at expense of West Indies and Papua New Guinea.
In Group A, Pakistan went atop defeating Zimbabwe, who failed to register a single win in three matches also crashing to hosts Malaysia. New Zealand is the other team in the group to go to Super League.
Nepal and Namibia from Group C go for Plate whereas Sri Lanka defeated Australia by five wickets to proceed as the group leaders.
From Group D, Bangladesh and England proceeded to Super League whereas Bermuda and Ireland play Plate. Bangladesh defeated England by 13 runs on Friday to top the table.
The quarterfinal match-ups are as follows:
Super League: India vs England, Bangladesh vs South Africa, Sri Lanka vs New Zealand and Pakistan vs Australia.
Plate Championship: Malaysia vs Namibia, Nepal vs Zimbabwe, West Indies vs Ireland and Bermuda vs Papua New Guinea.
The first two quarterfinals of both groups will be played on Sunday, Feb 24 whereas the last two will be played on Monday, Feb 25.
| Group Standings – After First Round | ||||||
| GROUP A | ||||||
| Teams | MP | W | NR | L | NRR | PTS |
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1.765 | 6 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1.407 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1.403 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1.700 | 0 |
| GROUP B | ||||||
| Teams | MP | W | NR | L | NRR | PTS |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1.922 | 6 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1.066 | 4 |
| West Indies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.653 | 2 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3.959 | 0 |
| GROUP C | ||||||
| Teams | MP | W | NR | L | NRR | PTS |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1.912 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1.342 | 4 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1.027 | 2 |
| Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2.100 | 0 |
| GROUP D | ||||||
| Teams | MP | W | NR | L | NRR | PTS |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2.078 | 6 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1.861 | 4 |
| Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2.285 | 2 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2.264 | 0 |
Quarterfinals
| CHAMPIONSHIP | PLATE CHAMPIONSHIP | |
| Sunday, 24 Feb | India vs England | Malaysia vs Namibia |
| Bangladesh vs South Africa | Nepal vs Zimbabwe | |
| Monday, 25 Feb | Sri Lanka vs New Zeland | West Indies vs Ireland |
| Pakistan vs Australia | Bermuda vs PNG |