Powered by a captain's knock of 76 from Mohammad Abdullah and a magical 6-10 in 5.4 overs by Faheem Afrad Saudi Arabia began its challenge in the ACC Under-16 Elite Cup here Tuesday. After winning the toss Saudi Arabia tallied a challenging 233 in 39 overs. Salman Saleem supported the skipper with 36 from 21 balls. Abdullah's knock was studded with 14 boundaries. In reply, Thailand was rocked by Afrad and it was bowled out for 74 in 20.4 overs. Saudi squad: Mohammad Abdullah (captain), Faheem Afrad, Mohammad Usman (vice captain), Salman Saleem, Abdullah Atif, Fadil A. Azeez, Mohammad Adnan, Waleed Khayyal, Salman Usman Patel, Hassan M. Sharif, Abdulrafie Mirza Baig, Meer Fernas M.S., Usman Khalid Quddusi, Hammad Naweed Akram and Anas Khayyal. Coach: Tairqur Rejamn. Manager: Samir Tariq Khan. Video analyst: Asim Khan. Eight teams taking part in this tournament are divided into two groups. Group A: singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Group B: Kuwait, Nepal, bahrain and Hong Kong. Scores: Saudi Arabia 233 all out off 36 overs (M. Abdullah 76, S.Saleem 36; K.Shah 4-45). Thailand 74 all out off 20.4 overs (F.Afrad 6-10) Man of the Match: Faheem Afrad (Saudi Arabia). Nepal beat Kuwait by 101 runs. Nepal 183 for 8 off 40 overs (S. Khadka 33, N. Pandey 58; N.Rashid 3-42, A.Zaheer 3-28). Kuwait 82 all out off 25 overs (B.Chaudhary 3-16, N.Pandey 5-15). Man of the Match: Nischal Pandey (Nepal). Hong Kong 211 for 9 off 37 overs (M.Khatri 59, I.Ishaq 37: N.Bolar 3-21). Bahrain: 98 all out off 26.3 overs (K.Shah 4-17). Man of the Match: Miten Khatri (Hong Kong). Monday's results: Hong Kong 88 all out off 35.4 overs (N. Pandey 4-6, S. Shrestha 3-22). Nepal 89 for 4 off 18.3 overs (D. Chand 38*; K. Shah 3-26) Man of the Match: Nishchal Pandey (Nepal). Singapore 194 for 9 off 40 overs (I. Shekhar 52, V. Rajagopal 56). Malaysia 141 off 35.2 overs (A. Hussein 30, M. Ramli 33; A Singh 3-24, S. Ahuja 4-32). Man of the Match: Shivam Ahuja (Singapore). Kuwait 111 all out off 20.4 overs (A. Sarkar 3-27, L. Lal 3-16). Bahrain 116 for 3 off 21 overs (A. Balamurali 33*, M. Fayyaz 35*). Man of the Match: Lalith Lal (Bahrain).