Nepal Vs United Arab Emirates 3Rd Odi
United Arab Emirates in Nepal - 2022 (2022/23) · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur · 18 November 2022
Nepal won by 6 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)
Nepal won by 6 wickets (with 59 balls remaining). Aasif Sheikh top-scored with 88* for Nepal.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Date
- 18 November 2022
- Toss
- Nepal, chose to field
- Result
- Nepal won by 6 wickets (with 59 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Aasif Sheikh
- Captains
- Chundangapoyil Rizwan (U.A.E.), Rohit Paudel (Nepal)
- Umpires
- BB Pradhan and Masudur Rahman
- Match referee
- GF Labrooy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Nepal won the toss and chose to field.
U.A.E. batted first and made 176 for 9. Aayan Afzal Khan top-scored with 54 not out off 63 balls, and Alishan Sharafu made 33. The innings was built on a 83-run stand for the tenth wicket between Aayan Afzal Khan and Hazrat Bilal, 47% of the total. From 79 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 14 runs, to 93 for 9. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, 226 across 46 ODIs.
Chasing 177, Nepal made 180 for 4. Aasif Sheikh top-scored with 88 not out off 119 balls, and Gyanendra Malla made 64. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the second wicket between Gyanendra Malla and Aasif Sheikh, 68% of the total.
Nepal won by 6 wickets (with 59 balls remaining).
U.A.E.: 176 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vriitya Aravind | b Sompal Kami | 0 | 5 |
| Muhammad Waseem | c Aasif Sheikh b Gulsan Jha | 11 | 8 |
| Chundangapoyil Rizwan | c Aasif Sheikh b Gulsan Jha | 4 | 5 |
| Rohan Mustafa | c Kushal Bhurtel b Dipendra Singh Airee | 24 | 56 |
| Alishan Sharafu | b Kushal Bhurtel | 33 | 69 |
| Basil Hameed | c Aasif Sheikh b Lalit Rajbanshi | 8 | 23 |
| Vishnu Sukumaran | c Aarif Sheikh b Dipendra Singh Airee | 2 | 8 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | not out | 54 | 63 |
| Ahmed Raza | c Harishankar Shah b Kushal Bhurtel | 0 | 7 |
| Zahoor Khan | run out (Sompal Kami, Lalit Rajbanshi) | 0 | 2 |
| Hazrat Bilal | not out | 20 | 54 |
Extras 20 · Total 176 for 9
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 9 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| Gulsan Jha | 7 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 10 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 10 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
| Harishankar Shah | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 7 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Muhammad Waseem, 1.2 ov), 2-16 (Vriitya Aravind, 2.5 ov), 3-16 (Chundangapoyil Rizwan, 3.1 ov), 4-79 (Rohan Mustafa, 23.2 ov), 5-85 (Alishan Sharafu, 25.4 ov), 6-92 (Vishnu Sukumaran, 28.5 ov), 7-92 (Basil Hameed, 29.1 ov), 8-93 (Ahmed Raza, 30.4 ov), 9-93 (Zahoor Khan, 31.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Vriitya Aravind (0) and Muhammad Waseem (11) | 11 | 8 |
| second | Chundangapoyil Rizwan (4) and Vriitya Aravind (0) | 5 | 9 |
| third | Rohan Mustafa (0) and Chundangapoyil Rizwan (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Rohan Mustafa (24) and Alishan Sharafu (31) | 63 | 121 |
| fifth | Alishan Sharafu (2) and Basil Hameed (3) | 6 | 14 |
| sixth | Basil Hameed (5) and Vishnu Sukumaran (2) | 7 | 19 |
| seventh | Basil Hameed (0) and Aayan Afzal Khan (0) | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Ahmed Raza (0) and Aayan Afzal Khan (1) | 1 | 9 |
| ninth | Zahoor Khan (0) and Aayan Afzal Khan (0) | 0 | 3 |
| tenth | Aayan Afzal Khan (53) and Hazrat Bilal (20) | 83 | 113 |
NEPAL: 180 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aasif Sheikh | not out | 88 | 119 |
| Arjun Saud | c Vriitya Aravind b Hazrat Bilal | 9 | 33 |
| Gyanendra Malla | lbw b Aayan Afzal Khan | 64 | 73 |
| Rohit Paudel | run out (Vriitya Aravind) | 10 | 16 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | run out (Alishan Sharafu) | 0 | – |
| Harishankar Shah | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Kushal Bhurtel, Aarif Sheikh, Lalit Rajbanshi
Extras 9 · Total 180 for 4
| Bowler (U.A.E.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazrat Bilal | 6 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Zahoor Khan | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | 10 | 3 | 27 | 1 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 6.1 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| Ahmed Raza | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Chundangapoyil Rizwan | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Basil Hameed | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Vishnu Sukumaran | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Arjun Saud, 9.6 ov), 2-146 (Gyanendra Malla, 33.1 ov), 3-170 (Rohit Paudel, 39.3 ov), 4-176 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 39.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aasif Sheikh (12) and Arjun Saud (9) | 24 | 60 |
| second | Gyanendra Malla (64) and Aasif Sheikh (52) | 122 | 139 |
| third | Aasif Sheikh (14) and Rohit Paudel (10) | 24 | 38 |
| fourth | Dipendra Singh Airee (0) and Aasif Sheikh (0) | 6 | 3 |
| fifth | Harishankar Shah (0) and Aasif Sheikh (0) | 4 | 1 |
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