Nepal vs United Arab Emirates

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2025/26 · ICC Academy, Dubai · 5 November 2025

United Arab Emirates won by 4 wickets

United Arab Emirates won by 4 wickets. Muhammad Shahdad top-scored with 96 for United Arab Emirates.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2025/26
Ground: ICC Academy, Dubai
Date: 5 November 2025
Toss: United Arab Emirates, chose to field
Result: United Arab Emirates won by 4 wickets
Player of the match: Muhammad Shahdad
Umpires: R Pandit and Shiju Sam
Match referee: Hamim Khan

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to field.

Nepal batted first and made 239 for 9. B Sharki top-scored with 48 off 68 balls, and Kushal Malla made 45.

Chasing 240, United Arab Emirates made 243 for 6. Muhammad Shahdad top-scored with 96 off 123 balls, and Waseem Muhammad made 76. Karan KC took 3 for 58 for Nepal. The innings was built on a 147-run stand for the fourth wicket between Waseem Muhammad and Muhammad Shahdad, 60% of the total.

United Arab Emirates won by 4 wickets.

NEPAL: 239 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
K Bhurtel	c A Sharma b Zahid Ali	2	9
Aasif Sheikh	run out (A Sharma, D Parashar)	34	48
B Sharki	c A Sharafu b D Parashar	48	68
RK Paudel	c A Sharafu b D Parashar	2	7
Aarif Sheikh	c A Sharma b Junaid Siddique	30	54
DS Airee	run out (Waseem Muhammad, A Sharma)	37	43
Kushal Malla	b Muhammad Jawadullah	45	50
Karan KC	c A Sharma b Junaid Siddique	0	1
NK Yadav	b Muhammad Jawadullah	1	9
S Lamichhane	not out	15	10
LN Rajbanshi	not out	4	1

Extras 21 · Total 239 for 9

Bowler (United Arab Emirates)	O	M	R	W
Junaid Siddique	10	0	36	2
Zahid Ali	7	0	49	1
Muhammad Jawadullah	10	0	67	2
Haider Ali	10	0	43	0
D Parashar	10	1	28	2
H Kaushik	1	0	5	0
Muhammad Shahdad	2	0	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (K Bhurtel, 1 ov), 2-78 (Aasif Sheikh, 17 ov), 3-87 (RK Paudel, 20 ov), 4-94 (B Sharki, 22 ov), 5-143 (DS Airee, 32 ov), 6-187 (Aarif Sheikh, 42 ov), 7-187 (Karan KC, 42 ov), 8-193 (NK Yadav, 45 ov), 9-235 (Kushal Malla, 49 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	K Bhurtel (2) and Aasif Sheikh (1)	4
second	Aasif Sheikh (33) and B Sharki (36)	74
third	RK Paudel (2) and B Sharki (7)	9
fourth	B Sharki (5) and Aarif Sheikh (0)	7
fifth	DS Airee (37) and Aarif Sheikh (10)	49
sixth	Aarif Sheikh (20) and Kushal Malla (22)	44
seventh	Karan KC (0) and Kushal Malla (0)	0
eighth	NK Yadav (1) and Kushal Malla (4)	6
ninth	Kushal Malla (19) and S Lamichhane (15)	42
tenth	S Lamichhane (0) and LN Rajbanshi (0)	4

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 243 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
A Sharafu	c RK Paudel b NK Yadav	18	24
A Sharma	c Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC	0	1
Muhammad Shahdad	c Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC	96	123
Shoaib Khan	lbw b LN Rajbanshi	29	52
Waseem Muhammad	b S Lamichhane	76	73
H Kaushik	c Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC	13	17
D Parashar	not out	2	3
Zahid Ali	not out	5	2

Did not bat: Junaid Siddique, Haider Ali, Muhammad Jawadullah

Extras 4 · Total 243 for 6

Bowler (Nepal)	O	M	R	W
Karan KC	10	0	58	3
NK Yadav	9	0	50	1
LN Rajbanshi	10	1	48	1
S Lamichhane	10	2	35	1
DS Airee	6	0	24	0
K Bhurtel	1	0	12	0
Kushal Malla	3.1	0	16	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (A Sharma), 2-28 (A Sharafu, 6 ov), 3-68 (Shoaib Khan, 20 ov), 4-215 (Waseem Muhammad, 43 ov), 5-233 (Muhammad Shahdad, 46 ov), 6-238 (H Kaushik, 48 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	A Sharma (0) and A Sharafu (5)	5
second	A Sharafu (13) and Muhammad Shahdad (6)	23
third	Shoaib Khan (29) and Muhammad Shahdad (11)	40
fourth	Waseem Muhammad (76) and Muhammad Shahdad (71)	147
fifth	Muhammad Shahdad (8) and H Kaushik (10)	18
sixth	H Kaushik (3) and D Parashar (2)	5
seventh	D Parashar (0) and Zahid Ali (0)	5

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