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Nepal vs United Arab Emirates

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2026 · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur · 1 May 2026

Nepal won by 6 runs

Nepal won by 6 runs. DS Airee top-scored with 100 for Nepal.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2026
Ground
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Date
1 May 2026
Toss
Nepal, chose to bat
Result
Nepal won by 6 runs
Player of the match
DS Airee
Debut
Arjun Kumal (Nepal)
Umpires
DN Subedi and RR Wimalasiri
Match referee
WC Labrooy

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Nepal won the toss and chose to bat. It was Arjun Kumal's first ODI.

Nepal batted first and made 289 for 7. DS Airee top-scored with 100 off 94 balls, and B Bhandari made 56. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the sixth wicket between Gulsan Jha and DS Airee. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, 226 across 46 ODIs.

United Arab Emirates replied with 248 for 8. Muhammad Shahdad top-scored with 65 off 71 balls, and Khuzaima Tanveer made 49. S Lamichhane took 3 for 36 for Nepal. The innings was built on a 80-run stand for the third wicket between Harpreet Singh and Muhammad Shahdad.

Nepal won by 6 runs.

NEPAL: 289 FOR 7
BatterHow outRB
Arjun Kumalc A Sharma b Ajay Kumar1122
B Bhandaric Muhammad Shahdad b Haider Ali5679
B Sharkic Adeeb Usmani b Ajay Kumar02
RK Paudelc Muhammad Shahdad b Junaid Siddique3948
DS Aireerun out (Adeeb Usmani)10094
Aarif Sheikhc AD Nath b Khuzaima Tanveer1116
Gulsan Jhac Haider Ali b Junaid Siddique4438
Sompal Kaminot out01

Did not bat: NK Yadav, S Lamichhane, LN Rajbanshi

Extras 28 · Total 289 for 7

Bowler (United Arab Emirates)OMRW
Junaid Siddique101582
Haider Ali101441
Ajay Kumar102472
Khuzaima Tanveer3.30201
Muhammad Shahdad7.30420
Zuhaib Zubair80550
AD Nath1090

FALL OF WICKETS

1-25 (Arjun Kumal, 5 ov), 2-29 (B Sharki, 7 ov), 3-96 (RK Paudel, 21 ov), 4-132 (B Bhandari, 27 ov), 5-187 (Aarif Sheikh, 36 ov), 6-289 (Gulsan Jha, 49 ov), 7-289 (DS Airee, 49 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstArjun Kumal (11) and B Bhandari (8)25
secondB Sharki (0) and B Bhandari (4)4
thirdRK Paudel (39) and B Bhandari (23)67
fourthB Bhandari (21) and DS Airee (14)36
fifthAarif Sheikh (11) and DS Airee (37)55
sixthGulsan Jha (44) and DS Airee (49)102
seventhDS Airee (0) and Sompal Kami (0)0
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 248 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
A Sharmac LN Rajbanshi b S Lamichhane3331
Adeeb Usmanic B Bhandari b NK Yadav1413
Muhammad Shahdadlbw b S Lamichhane6571
Harpreet Singhc B Sharki b Sompal Kami4140
AD Nathnot out3632
Waseem Muhammadc Aarif Sheikh b Sompal Kami14
Zuhaib Zubairb S Lamichhane110
Khuzaima Tanveerc DS Airee b NK Yadav4926
Junaid Siddiquerun out (B Bhandari, NK Yadav)01
Haider Alinot out0–

Did not bat: Ajay Kumar

Extras 8 · Total 248 for 8

Bowler (Nepal)OMRW
Sompal Kami80562
LN Rajbanshi60470
NK Yadav70622
S Lamichhane81363
Gulsan Jha40210
DS Airee50220

FALL OF WICKETS

1-36 (Adeeb Usmani, 4 ov), 2-66 (A Sharma, 9 ov), 3-146 (Harpreet Singh, 24 ov), 4-166 (Muhammad Shahdad, 27 ov), 5-167 (Waseem Muhammad, 28 ov), 6-168 (Zuhaib Zubair, 29 ov), 7-244 (Khuzaima Tanveer, 37 ov), 8-244 (Junaid Siddique, 37 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAdeeb Usmani (14) and A Sharma (21)36
secondA Sharma (12) and Muhammad Shahdad (16)30
thirdHarpreet Singh (41) and Muhammad Shahdad (35)80
fourthMuhammad Shahdad (14) and AD Nath (6)20
fifthWaseem Muhammad (1) and AD Nath (0)1
sixthZuhaib Zubair (1) and AD Nath (0)1
seventhKhuzaima Tanveer (49) and AD Nath (26)76
eighthJunaid Siddique (0) and AD Nath (0)0
ninthAD Nath (0) and Haider Ali (0)4
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