Nepal Vs Papua New Guinea 1St Odi
Nepal v Papua New Guinea ODIs in Oman - 2021 (2021) · Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 2), Al Amarat · 7 September 2021
Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 63 balls remaining). Rohit Paudel top-scored with 41 for Nepal. Sandeep Lamichhane took 4/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 2), Al Amarat (then Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 2))
- Date
- 7 September 2021
- Toss
- P.N.G., chose to bat
- Result
- Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Captains
- Assad Vala (P.N.G.), Gyanendra Malla (Nepal)
- Debuts
- Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal), Aasif Sheikh (Nepal), Bikram Sob (Nepal)
- Umpires
- Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Harikrishna Pillai
- Match referee
- GF Labrooy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
P.N.G. won the toss and chose to bat. Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh and Bikram Sob played their first ODIs.
P.N.G. batted first and made 134 all out. Lega Siaka top-scored with 30 off 38 balls. Sandeep Lamichhane took 4 for 35 for Nepal. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 2), 202 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 135, Nepal made 135 for 8. Rohit Paudel top-scored with 41 off 65 balls, and Aasif Sheikh made 30. Gaudi Toka took 3 for 18 for P.N.G.. From 60 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 82 for 7.
Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 63 balls remaining). P.N.G.'s 134 all out is the lowest completed total at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 2).
P.N.G.: 134 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Ura | b Bikram Sob | 1 | 3 |
| Lega Siaka | c & b Kushal Malla | 30 | 38 |
| Assad Vala | c Aarif Sheikh b Bikram Sob | 4 | 12 |
| Charles Amini | c Aasif Sheikh b Sandeep Lamichhane | 23 | 23 |
| Sese Bau | c Kushal Malla b Sandeep Lamichhane | 14 | 24 |
| Kiplin Doriga | c Kushal Bhurtel b Kushal Malla | 15 | 24 |
| Gaudi Toka | c Kushal Bhurtel b Sompal Kami | 22 | 29 |
| Jason Kila | lbw b Sandeep Lamichhane | 0 | 3 |
| Chad Soper | not out | 17 | 33 |
| Damien Ravu | run out (Rohit Paudel, Gyanendra Malla) | 0 | – |
| Nosaina Pokana | lbw b Sandeep Lamichhane | 1 | 9 |
Extras 7 · Total 134 all out
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Bikram Sob | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| Kushal Malla | 7 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| Pawan Sarraf | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Tony Ura, 1.1 ov), 2-9 (Assad Vala, 3.6 ov), 3-59 (Charles Amini, 11.5 ov), 4-59 (Lega Siaka, 12.5 ov), 5-85 (Sese Bau, 19.1 ov), 6-96 (Kiplin Doriga, 22.5 ov), 7-97 (Jason Kila, 23.3 ov), 8-124 (Gaudi Toka, 29.1 ov), 9-125 (Damien Ravu, 29.3 ov), 10-134 (Nosaina Pokana, 32.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tony Ura (1) and Lega Siaka (1) | 3 | 7 |
| second | Assad Vala (4) and Lega Siaka (2) | 6 | 17 |
| third | Charles Amini (23) and Lega Siaka (27) | 50 | 47 |
| fourth | Sese Bau (0) and Lega Siaka (0) | 0 | 6 |
| fifth | Sese Bau (14) and Kiplin Doriga (11) | 26 | 38 |
| sixth | Kiplin Doriga (4) and Gaudi Toka (6) | 11 | 22 |
| seventh | Jason Kila (0) and Gaudi Toka (0) | 1 | 4 |
| eighth | Chad Soper (9) and Gaudi Toka (16) | 27 | 34 |
| ninth | Chad Soper (1) and Damien Ravu (0) | 1 | 2 |
| tenth | Chad Soper (7) and Nosaina Pokana (1) | 9 | 21 |
NEPAL: 135 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | lbw b Chad Soper | 15 | 28 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Gaudi Toka b Damien Ravu | 30 | 46 |
| Gyanendra Malla | c Kiplin Doriga b Damien Ravu | 6 | 20 |
| Aarif Sheikh | lbw b Chad Soper | 9 | 19 |
| Sharad Vesawkar | c Kiplin Doriga b Nosaina Pokana | 6 | 22 |
| Rohit Paudel | b Gaudi Toka | 41 | 65 |
| Kushal Malla | st Kiplin Doriga b Gaudi Toka | 1 | 3 |
| Pawan Sarraf | c Kiplin Doriga b Gaudi Toka | 0 | 1 |
| Sompal Kami | not out | 22 | 32 |
| Bikram Sob | not out | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Sandeep Lamichhane
Extras 5 · Total 135 for 8
| Bowler (P.N.G.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Ravu | 8 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Nosaina Pokana | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Charles Amini | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Chad Soper | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Gaudi Toka | 4.3 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Kushal Bhurtel, 11.1 ov), 2-49 (Aasif Sheikh, 12.5 ov), 3-60 (Gyanendra Malla, 16.6 ov), 4-62 (Aarif Sheikh, 19.4 ov), 5-78 (Sharad Vesawkar, 26.4 ov), 6-82 (Kushal Malla, 27.5 ov), 7-82 (Pawan Sarraf, 27.6 ov), 8-134 (Rohit Paudel, 39.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kushal Bhurtel (15) and Aasif Sheikh (30) | 46 | 67 |
| second | Gyanendra Malla (2) and Aasif Sheikh (0) | 3 | 10 |
| third | Gyanendra Malla (4) and Aarif Sheikh (7) | 11 | 25 |
| fourth | Sharad Vesawkar (0) and Aarif Sheikh (2) | 2 | 16 |
| fifth | Sharad Vesawkar (6) and Rohit Paudel (10) | 16 | 42 |
| sixth | Rohit Paudel (2) and Kushal Malla (1) | 4 | 7 |
| seventh | Pawan Sarraf (0) and Rohit Paudel (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Sompal Kami (22) and Rohit Paudel (29) | 52 | 68 |
| ninth | Sompal Kami (0) and Bikram Sob (0) | 1 | 1 |
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