Nepal vs United States of America
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2026 · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur · 22 May 2026
Nepal won by 122 runs
Nepal won by 122 runs. I Pandey top-scored with 84 for Nepal.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Date
- 22 May 2026
- Toss
- United States of America, chose to field
- Result
- Nepal won by 122 runs
- Player of the match
- I Pandey
- Umpires
- DN Subedi and Faisal Afridi
- Match referee
- V Narayan Kutty
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
United States of America won the toss and chose to field.
Nepal batted first and made 317 for 8. I Pandey top-scored with 84 off 83 balls, and DS Airee made 59. Shubham Ranjane took 3 for 61 for United States of America. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the third wicket between RK Paudel and I Pandey. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, 226 across 46 ODIs.
Chasing 318, United States of America made 195 all out. SP Krishnamurthi top-scored with 56 off 44 balls. S Lamichhane took 3 for 30 for Nepal.
Nepal won by 122 runs.
NEPAL: 317 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| K Bhurtel | c SR Mukkamalla b Shubham Ranjane | 29 | 39 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c SK Patel b R Ugarkar | 43 | 57 |
| I Pandey | c GSNFG Jayasuriya b Shubham Ranjane | 84 | 83 |
| RK Paudel | lbw b Milind Kumar | 46 | 59 |
| DS Airee | run out (R Ugarkar) | 59 | 36 |
| Gulsan Jha | c NP Kenjige b Shubham Ranjane | 15 | 12 |
| Aarif Sheikh | not out | 18 | 10 |
| Sompal Kami | run out (SK Patel, NP Kenjige) | 5 | 3 |
| NK Yadav | run out (SK Patel, Harmeet Singh) | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: S Lamichhane, LN Rajbanshi
Extras 17 · Total 317 for 8
| Bowler (United States of America) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN Netravalkar | 9 | 1 | 70 | 0 |
| R Ugarkar | 9 | 0 | 81 | 1 |
| NP Kenjige | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Shubham Ranjane | 10 | 0 | 61 | 3 |
| Milind Kumar | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Harmeet Singh | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-69 (K Bhurtel, 12 ov), 2-84 (Aasif Sheikh, 18 ov), 3-194 (RK Paudel, 37 ov), 4-215 (I Pandey, 40 ov), 5-262 (Gulsan Jha, 45 ov), 6-300 (DS Airee, 48 ov), 7-315 (Sompal Kami, 49 ov), 8-317 (NK Yadav, 49 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | K Bhurtel (29) and Aasif Sheikh (35) | 69 |
| second | Aasif Sheikh (8) and I Pandey (7) | 15 |
| third | RK Paudel (46) and I Pandey (61) | 110 |
| fourth | I Pandey (16) and DS Airee (4) | 21 |
| fifth | Gulsan Jha (15) and DS Airee (28) | 47 |
| sixth | DS Airee (27) and Aarif Sheikh (9) | 38 |
| seventh | Sompal Kami (5) and Aarif Sheikh (8) | 15 |
| eighth | NK Yadav (1) and Aarif Sheikh (1) | 2 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 195 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK Patel | c Aasif Sheikh b Sompal Kami | 0 | 4 |
| Shayan Jahangir | c Aasif Sheikh b S Lamichhane | 27 | 34 |
| GSNFG Jayasuriya | b DS Airee | 26 | 27 |
| SR Mukkamalla | b S Lamichhane | 22 | 36 |
| Milind Kumar | lbw b S Lamichhane | 12 | 19 |
| Shubham Ranjane | lbw b LN Rajbanshi | 2 | 7 |
| SP Krishnamurthi | b Gulsan Jha | 56 | 44 |
| Harmeet Singh | c RK Paudel b LN Rajbanshi | 0 | 3 |
| NP Kenjige | c K Bhurtel b DS Airee | 29 | 50 |
| SN Netravalkar | c Aasif Sheikh b Gulsan Jha | 10 | 19 |
| R Ugarkar | not out | 1 | 5 |
Extras 10 · Total 195 all out
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| LN Rajbanshi | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| DS Airee | 4.2 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| NK Yadav | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| S Lamichhane | 10 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| Gulsan Jha | 6 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| K Bhurtel | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (SK Patel), 2-53 (Shayan Jahangir, 10 ov), 3-55 (GSNFG Jayasuriya, 11 ov), 4-84 (Milind Kumar, 17 ov), 5-92 (Shubham Ranjane, 20 ov), 6-94 (SR Mukkamalla, 21 ov), 7-95 (Harmeet Singh, 22 ov), 8-165 (SP Krishnamurthi, 34 ov), 9-181 (SN Netravalkar, 38 ov), 10-195 (NP Kenjige, 41 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | SK Patel (0) and Shayan Jahangir (0) | 0 |
| second | Shayan Jahangir (27) and GSNFG Jayasuriya (25) | 53 |
| third | GSNFG Jayasuriya (1) and SR Mukkamalla (1) | 2 |
| fourth | Milind Kumar (12) and SR Mukkamalla (15) | 29 |
| fifth | Shubham Ranjane (2) and SR Mukkamalla (5) | 8 |
| sixth | SR Mukkamalla (1) and SP Krishnamurthi (1) | 2 |
| seventh | Harmeet Singh (0) and SP Krishnamurthi (1) | 1 |
| eighth | SP Krishnamurthi (54) and NP Kenjige (12) | 70 |
| ninth | SN Netravalkar (10) and NP Kenjige (6) | 16 |
| tenth | NP Kenjige (11) and R Ugarkar (1) | 14 |
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