Nepal Vs United Arab Emirates Final
ACC Men's Premier Cup in Nepal - 2023 (2023) · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur · 1 May 2023
Nepal won by 7 wickets (with 117 balls remaining)
Nepal won by 7 wickets (with 117 balls remaining). Gulsan Jha top-scored with 67* for Nepal. Lalit Rajbanshi took 4/14.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Date
- 1 May 2023
- Toss
- Nepal, chose to field
- Result
- Nepal won by 7 wickets (with 117 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Gulsan Jha
- Captains
- Muhammad Waseem (U.A.E.), Rohit Paudel (Nepal)
- Umpires
- Rahat Ali and Vinod Babu
- Match referee
- Sarika Prasad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Nepal won the toss and chose to field.
U.A.E. batted first and made 117 all out. Asif Khan top-scored with 46 off 54 balls. Lalit Rajbanshi took 4 for 14 for Nepal. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, 226 across 46 ODIs.
Chasing 118, Nepal made 118 for 3. Gulsan Jha top-scored with 67 not out off 84 balls, and Bhim Sharki made 36. The innings was built on a 96-run stand for the fourth wicket between Bhim Sharki and Gulsan Jha, 81% of the total.
Nepal won by 7 wickets (with 117 balls remaining).
U.A.E.: 117 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan Lakra | c Aarif Sheikh b Karan KC | 13 | 28 |
| Muhammad Waseem | c Lalit Rajbanshi b Sompal Kami | 11 | 8 |
| Vriitya Aravind | c Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC | 8 | 9 |
| Rameez Shahzad | c Gulsan Jha b Lalit Rajbanshi | 1 | 5 |
| Asif Khan | c Aarif Sheikh b Lalit Rajbanshi | 46 | 54 |
| Rohan Mustafa | c Kushal Malla b Sandeep Lamichhane | 2 | 15 |
| Basil Hameed | b Gulsan Jha | 10 | 27 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | c Kushal Malla b Sandeep Lamichhane | 5 | 12 |
| Karthik Meiyappan | not out | 1 | 23 |
| Zahoor Khan | c Aarif Sheikh b Lalit Rajbanshi | 0 | 1 |
| Junaid Siddique | c Kushal Bhurtel b Lalit Rajbanshi | 10 | 17 |
Extras 10 · Total 117 all out
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 7 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Sompal Kami | 7 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 7.1 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| Gulsan Jha | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Muhammad Waseem, 3.1 ov), 2-28 (Vriitya Aravind, 4.5 ov), 3-35 (Aryan Lakra, 8.1 ov), 4-35 (Rameez Shahzad, 9.1 ov), 5-51 (Rohan Mustafa, 13.1 ov), 6-90 (Basil Hameed, 22.5 ov), 7-103 (Aayan Afzal Khan, 25.4 ov), 8-106 (Asif Khan, 27.2 ov), 9-106 (Zahoor Khan, 27.3 ov), 10-117 (Junaid Siddique, 33.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aryan Lakra (6) and Muhammad Waseem (11) | 17 | 19 |
| second | Aryan Lakra (1) and Vriitya Aravind (8) | 11 | 10 |
| third | Rameez Shahzad (1) and Aryan Lakra (6) | 7 | 20 |
| fourth | Rameez Shahzad (0) and Asif Khan (0) | 0 | 6 |
| fifth | Rohan Mustafa (2) and Asif Khan (14) | 16 | 24 |
| sixth | Asif Khan (25) and Basil Hameed (10) | 39 | 58 |
| seventh | Asif Khan (5) and Aayan Afzal Khan (5) | 13 | 17 |
| eighth | Asif Khan (2) and Karthik Meiyappan (1) | 3 | 10 |
| ninth | Zahoor Khan (0) and Karthik Meiyappan (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Karthik Meiyappan (0) and Junaid Siddique (10) | 11 | 34 |
NEPAL: 118 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | lbw b Rohan Mustafa | 1 | 8 |
| Aasif Sheikh | lbw b Aayan Afzal Khan | 8 | 10 |
| Gulsan Jha | not out | 67 | 84 |
| Rohit Paudel | b Rohan Mustafa | 1 | 9 |
| Bhim Sharki | not out | 36 | 72 |
Did not bat: Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Lalit Rajbanshi, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Aarif Sheikh
Extras 5 · Total 118 for 3
| Bowler (U.A.E.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aayan Afzal Khan | 9.3 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| Basil Hameed | 7 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Karthik Meiyappan | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Zahoor Khan | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Kushal Bhurtel, 1.2 ov), 2-19 (Aasif Sheikh, 6.1 ov), 3-22 (Rohit Paudel, 7.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kushal Bhurtel (1) and Aasif Sheikh (0) | 1 | 8 |
| second | Aasif Sheikh (8) and Gulsan Jha (10) | 18 | 29 |
| third | Rohit Paudel (1) and Gulsan Jha (2) | 3 | 11 |
| fourth | Bhim Sharki (36) and Gulsan Jha (55) | 96 | 135 |
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