Ireland Vs Nepal 7Th Place Playoff
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe - 2023 (2023) · Takashinga Sports Club, Harare · 4 July 2023
Ireland won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Ireland won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Curtis Campher top-scored with 62 for Ireland. Karan KC took 4/58.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 4 July 2023
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Ireland won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Curtis Campher
- Captains
- Rohit Paudel (Nepal), Andy Balbirnie (Ireland)
- Umpires
- J Madanagopal and LS Reifer
- Match referee
- ET Dube
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field.
Nepal batted first and made 268 for 9. Gulsan Jha top-scored with 57 not out off 42 balls, and Arjun Saud made 48. The innings was built on a 80-run stand for the eighth wicket between Sandeep Lamichhane and Gulsan Jha.
Chasing 269, Ireland made 269 for 8. Curtis Campher top-scored with 62 off 59 balls, and Harry Tector made 60. Karan KC took 4 for 58 for Nepal. The innings was built on a 84-run stand for the sixth wicket between George Dockrell and Curtis Campher.
Ireland won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
NEPAL: 268 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c Lorcan Tucker b Craig Young | 8 | 19 |
| Arjun Saud | lbw b Gareth Delany | 48 | 84 |
| Gyanendra Malla | c Lorcan Tucker b Craig Young | 7 | 13 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Lorcan Tucker b Curtis Campher | 29 | 35 |
| Bhim Sharki | c Andy McBrine b Barry McCarthy | 20 | 31 |
| Kushal Malla | c Harry Tector b Barry McCarthy | 44 | 38 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | lbw b Andy McBrine | 0 | 5 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | c & b Mark Adair | 32 | 30 |
| Gulsan Jha | not out | 57 | 42 |
| Karan KC | c Lorcan Tucker b Mark Adair | 4 | 3 |
| Kishore Mahato | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 18 · Total 268 for 9
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 9 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Barry McCarthy | 10 | 1 | 63 | 2 |
| Craig Young | 7 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| George Dockrell | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Curtis Campher | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Gareth Delany | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Andy McBrine | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (Kushal Bhurtel, 8.1 ov), 2-44 (Gyanendra Malla, 12.3 ov), 3-94 (Rohit Paudel, 22.5 ov), 4-103 (Arjun Saud, 25.6 ov), 5-162 (Bhim Sharki, 35.2 ov), 6-169 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 36.6 ov), 7-169 (Kushal Malla, 37.2 ov), 8-249 (Sandeep Lamichhane, 48.3 ov), 9-255 (Karan KC, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kushal Bhurtel (8) and Arjun Saud (15) | 27 | 49 |
| second | Gyanendra Malla (7) and Arjun Saud (8) | 17 | 26 |
| third | Rohit Paudel (29) and Arjun Saud (19) | 50 | 63 |
| fourth | Bhim Sharki (2) and Arjun Saud (6) | 9 | 19 |
| fifth | Bhim Sharki (18) and Kushal Malla (39) | 59 | 56 |
| sixth | Dipendra Singh Airee (0) and Kushal Malla (5) | 7 | 10 |
| seventh | Sandeep Lamichhane (0) and Kushal Malla (0) | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Sandeep Lamichhane (32) and Gulsan Jha (46) | 80 | 67 |
| ninth | Karan KC (4) and Gulsan Jha (0) | 6 | 3 |
| tenth | Kishore Mahato (1) and Gulsan Jha (11) | 13 | 6 |
IRELAND: 269 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | b Gulsan Jha | 15 | 24 |
| Andy McBrine | c Kushal Bhurtel b Karan KC | 17 | 19 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Dipendra Singh Airee b Kishore Mahato | 1 | 5 |
| Harry Tector | c Gulsan Jha b Sandeep Lamichhane | 60 | 76 |
| Lorcan Tucker | lbw b Karan KC | 24 | 22 |
| Curtis Campher | c Bhim Sharki b Karan KC | 62 | 59 |
| George Dockrell | c Gyanendra Malla b Kishore Mahato | 33 | 47 |
| Gareth Delany | not out | 16 | 25 |
| Mark Adair | c Gulsan Jha b Karan KC | 18 | 17 |
| Barry McCarthy | not out | 4 | 2 |
Did not bat: Craig Young
Extras 19 · Total 269 for 8
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 10 | 1 | 58 | 4 |
| Kishore Mahato | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Gulsan Jha | 9.2 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Kushal Malla | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Andy McBrine, 4.4 ov), 2-23 (Andy Balbirnie, 5.3 ov), 3-60 (Paul Stirling, 11.6 ov), 4-118 (Lorcan Tucker, 22.2 ov), 5-134 (Harry Tector, 25.6 ov), 6-218 (Curtis Campher, 40.3 ov), 7-238 (George Dockrell, 44.1 ov), 8-264 (Mark Adair, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Paul Stirling (3) and Andy McBrine (17) | 21 | 28 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (1) and Paul Stirling (0) | 2 | 5 |
| third | Paul Stirling (12) and Harry Tector (18) | 37 | 39 |
| fourth | Lorcan Tucker (24) and Harry Tector (33) | 58 | 62 |
| fifth | Curtis Campher (7) and Harry Tector (9) | 16 | 22 |
| sixth | George Dockrell (27) and Curtis Campher (55) | 84 | 87 |
| seventh | George Dockrell (6) and Gareth Delany (7) | 20 | 22 |
| eighth | Mark Adair (18) and Gareth Delany (8) | 26 | 28 |
| ninth | Barry McCarthy (4) and Gareth Delany (1) | 5 | 3 |
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