Nepal Vs Papua New Guinea 68Th Match
World Cup League 2 - 2019 (2019-2023) · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah · 16 March 2022
Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Rohit Paudel top-scored with 60 for Nepal.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
- Date
- 16 March 2022
- Toss
- P.N.G., chose to bat
- Result
- Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Rohit Paudel
- Captains
- Assad Vala (P.N.G.), Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal)
- Debut
- Sagar Dhakal (Nepal)
- Umpires
- Akbar Ali and Shiju Sam
- Match referee
- WC Labrooy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
P.N.G. won the toss and chose to bat. It was Sagar Dhakal's first ODI.
P.N.G. batted first and made 204 for 8. Charles Amini top-scored with 59 off 82 balls, and Chad Soper made 35. Sompal Kami took 3 for 48 for Nepal.
Chasing 205, Nepal made 208 for 8. Rohit Paudel top-scored with 60 off 83 balls, and Aarif Sheikh made 49. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the fifth wicket between Aarif Sheikh and Rohit Paudel, 48% of the total.
Nepal won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
P.N.G.: 204 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Ura | c Binod Bhandari b Aarif Sheikh | 27 | 34 |
| Lega Siaka | b Sandeep Lamichhane | 25 | 33 |
| Assad Vala | c Kushal Bhurtel b Gyanendra Malla | 19 | 52 |
| Charles Amini | c Dipendra Singh Airee b Sompal Kami | 59 | 82 |
| Hiri Hiri | run out (Gyanendra Malla, Binod Bhandari) | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Soper | b Sompal Kami | 35 | 74 |
| Norman Vanua | run out (Dipendra Singh Airee, Binod Bhandari) | 23 | 12 |
| Alei Nao | b Sompal Kami | 2 | 4 |
| Riley Hekure | not out | 9 | 7 |
| Simon Atai | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Dogodo Bau
Extras 4 · Total 204 for 8
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 |
| Karan KC | 8 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Gyanendra Malla | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Sagar Dhakal | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-51 (Tony Ura, 9.4 ov), 2-55 (Lega Siaka, 12.6 ov), 3-90 (Assad Vala, 23.6 ov), 4-91 (Hiri Hiri, 24.4 ov), 5-165 (Charles Amini, 44.4 ov), 6-191 (Norman Vanua, 47.2 ov), 7-193 (Chad Soper, 48.2 ov), 8-196 (Alei Nao, 48.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tony Ura (27) and Lega Siaka (22) | 51 | 58 |
| second | Assad Vala (1) and Lega Siaka (3) | 4 | 20 |
| third | Assad Vala (18) and Charles Amini (16) | 35 | 66 |
| fourth | Charles Amini (0) and Hiri Hiri (0) | 1 | 4 |
| fifth | Charles Amini (42) and Chad Soper (31) | 74 | 120 |
| sixth | Norman Vanua (22) and Chad Soper (3) | 26 | 15 |
| seventh | Alei Nao (1) and Chad Soper (1) | 2 | 6 |
| eighth | Alei Nao (1) and Riley Hekure (2) | 3 | 4 |
| ninth | Riley Hekure (7) and Simon Atai (1) | 8 | 6 |
NEPAL: 208 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c Dogodo Bau b Alei Nao | 1 | 7 |
| Aasif Sheikh | st Dogodo Bau b Assad Vala | 16 | 40 |
| Gyanendra Malla | lbw b Norman Vanua | 4 | 6 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | c Alei Nao b Riley Hekure | 8 | 20 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Norman Vanua b Riley Hekure | 60 | 83 |
| Aarif Sheikh | lbw b Alei Nao | 49 | 83 |
| Binod Bhandari | lbw b Norman Vanua | 11 | 25 |
| Karan KC | not out | 29 | 25 |
| Sompal Kami | c Riley Hekure b Chad Soper | 8 | 7 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Sagar Dhakal
Extras 22 · Total 208 for 8
| Bowler (P.N.G.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Vanua | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Alei Nao | 10 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Riley Hekure | 9.2 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Chad Soper | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Simon Atai | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Assad Vala | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Charles Amini | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Kushal Bhurtel, 1.1 ov), 2-6 (Gyanendra Malla, 2.4 ov), 3-24 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 9.2 ov), 4-42 (Aasif Sheikh, 14.6 ov), 5-142 (Rohit Paudel, 37.2 ov), 6-159 (Aarif Sheikh, 43.2 ov), 7-172 (Binod Bhandari, 46.1 ov), 8-193 (Sompal Kami, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kushal Bhurtel (1) and Aasif Sheikh (0) | 1 | 7 |
| second | Gyanendra Malla (4) and Aasif Sheikh (1) | 5 | 9 |
| third | Dipendra Singh Airee (8) and Aasif Sheikh (9) | 18 | 40 |
| fourth | Aasif Sheikh (6) and Rohit Paudel (12) | 18 | 34 |
| fifth | Aarif Sheikh (42) and Rohit Paudel (48) | 100 | 134 |
| sixth | Binod Bhandari (9) and Aarif Sheikh (7) | 17 | 36 |
| seventh | Binod Bhandari (2) and Karan KC (8) | 13 | 17 |
| eighth | Sompal Kami (8) and Karan KC (11) | 21 | 15 |
| ninth | Karan KC (10) and Sandeep Lamichhane (0) | 15 | 4 |
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