Nepal Vs United Arab Emirates 137Th Match
World Cup League 2 - 2019 (2019-2023) · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur · 12 March 2023
Nepal won by 177 runs
Nepal won by 177 runs. Rohit Paudel top-scored with 77 for Nepal. Lalit Rajbanshi took 5/20.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Date
- 12 March 2023
- Toss
- Nepal, chose to bat
- Result
- Nepal won by 177 runs
- Player of the match
- Rohit Paudel
- Captains
- Rohit Paudel (Nepal), Muhammad Waseem (U.A.E.)
- Debut
- Ashwanth Valthapa (U.A.E.)
- Umpires
- BB Pradhan and RR Wimalasiri
- Match referee
- M Nayyar
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Nepal won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ashwanth Valthapa's first ODI.
Nepal batted first and made 248 all out. Rohit Paudel top-scored with 77 off 112 balls, and Aarif Sheikh made 43. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the fifth wicket between Aarif Sheikh and Rohit Paudel.
Chasing 249, U.A.E. made 71 all out. Aayan Afzal Khan top-scored with 29 off 33 balls. Lalit Rajbanshi took 5 for 20 for Nepal. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 8 runs, to 8 for 4.
Nepal won by 177 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground across the 46 ODIs in our archive.
NEPAL: 248 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | lbw b Aayan Afzal Khan | 8 | 15 |
| Aasif Sheikh | b Aryan Lakra | 0 | 5 |
| Kushal Malla | c Muhammad Waseem b Junaid Siddique | 9 | 15 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Karthik Meiyappan b Aayan Afzal Khan | 77 | 112 |
| Bhim Sharki | c Karthik Meiyappan b Rohan Mustafa | 29 | 37 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c Asif Khan b Rohan Mustafa | 43 | 52 |
| Gulsan Jha | b Zahoor Khan | 37 | 32 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | b Zawar Farid | 34 | 19 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | c Rohan Mustafa b Zawar Farid | 2 | 4 |
| Sompal Kami | c Karthik Meiyappan b Zahoor Khan | 2 | 4 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 7 · Total 248 all out
| Bowler (U.A.E.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aayan Afzal Khan | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Aryan Lakra | 8 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Junaid Siddique | 9 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| Zahoor Khan | 8.2 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 9 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| Zawar Farid | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Karthik Meiyappan | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Aasif Sheikh, 1.5 ov), 2-12 (Kushal Bhurtel, 4.3 ov), 3-22 (Kushal Malla, 7.1 ov), 4-76 (Bhim Sharki, 21.6 ov), 5-162 (Rohit Paudel, 37.3 ov), 6-192 (Aarif Sheikh, 42.2 ov), 7-240 (Gulsan Jha, 47.1 ov), 8-245 (Sandeep Lamichhane, 48.1 ov), 9-248 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 48.5 ov), 10-248 (Sompal Kami, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kushal Bhurtel (2) and Aasif Sheikh (0) | 2 | 11 |
| second | Kushal Bhurtel (6) and Kushal Malla (4) | 10 | 16 |
| third | Rohit Paudel (5) and Kushal Malla (5) | 10 | 16 |
| fourth | Bhim Sharki (29) and Rohit Paudel (23) | 54 | 89 |
| fifth | Aarif Sheikh (34) and Rohit Paudel (49) | 86 | 93 |
| sixth | Aarif Sheikh (9) and Gulsan Jha (21) | 30 | 29 |
| seventh | Dipendra Singh Airee (30) and Gulsan Jha (16) | 48 | 29 |
| eighth | Dipendra Singh Airee (3) and Sandeep Lamichhane (2) | 5 | 6 |
| ninth | Sompal Kami (2) and Dipendra Singh Airee (1) | 3 | 4 |
| tenth | Sompal Kami (0) and Lalit Rajbanshi (0) | 0 | 3 |
U.A.E.: 71 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asif Khan | c Aasif Sheikh b Sompal Kami | 6 | 12 |
| Vriitya Aravind | b Lalit Rajbanshi | 0 | 5 |
| Aryan Lakra | b Dipendra Singh Airee | 0 | 4 |
| Muhammad Waseem | c Kushal Bhurtel b Lalit Rajbanshi | 1 | 8 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | c Kushal Bhurtel b Lalit Rajbanshi | 29 | 33 |
| Rohan Mustafa | lbw b Sandeep Lamichhane | 6 | 29 |
| Ashwanth Valthapa | c Dipendra Singh Airee b Gulsan Jha | 14 | 22 |
| Zawar Farid | b Sandeep Lamichhane | 2 | 3 |
| Karthik Meiyappan | not out | 11 | 15 |
| Junaid Siddique | lbw b Lalit Rajbanshi | 1 | 3 |
| Zahoor Khan | c Kushal Bhurtel b Lalit Rajbanshi | 0 | 3 |
Extras 1 · Total 71 all out
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 7.5 | 2 | 20 | 5 |
| Sompal Kami | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Gulsan Jha | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Vriitya Aravind, 0.5 ov), 2-6 (Aryan Lakra, 2.4 ov), 3-8 (Muhammad Waseem, 4.4 ov), 4-8 (Asif Khan, 5.1 ov), 5-34 (Rohan Mustafa, 13.4 ov), 6-46 (Aayan Afzal Khan, 16.1 ov), 7-51 (Zawar Farid, 17.3 ov), 8-62 (Ashwanth Valthapa, 21.1 ov), 9-71 (Junaid Siddique, 22.2 ov), 10-71 (Zahoor Khan, 22.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Asif Khan (0) and Vriitya Aravind (0) | 0 | 5 |
| second | Asif Khan (5) and Aryan Lakra (0) | 6 | 11 |
| third | Asif Khan (1) and Muhammad Waseem (1) | 2 | 12 |
| fourth | Asif Khan (0) and Aayan Afzal Khan (0) | 0 | 3 |
| fifth | Rohan Mustafa (6) and Aayan Afzal Khan (20) | 26 | 51 |
| sixth | Ashwanth Valthapa (3) and Aayan Afzal Khan (9) | 12 | 15 |
| seventh | Zawar Farid (2) and Ashwanth Valthapa (3) | 5 | 8 |
| eighth | Karthik Meiyappan (3) and Ashwanth Valthapa (8) | 11 | 22 |
| ninth | Karthik Meiyappan (8) and Junaid Siddique (1) | 9 | 7 |
| tenth | Zahoor Khan (0) and Karthik Meiyappan (0) | 0 | 3 |
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