United States of America vs Nepal
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 - 2026 · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur · 16 May 2026
Nepal won by 9 wickets
Nepal won by 9 wickets. K Bhurtel top-scored with 120* for Nepal. DS Airee took 4/24.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Date
- 16 May 2026
- Toss
- United States of America, chose to bat
- Result
- Nepal won by 9 wickets
- Player of the match
- K Bhurtel
- Debut
- I Pandey (Nepal)
- 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 bat. It was I Pandey's first ODI.
United States of America batted first and made 195 all out. SK Patel top-scored with 83 off 89 balls, and GSNFG Jayasuriya made 50. DS Airee took 4 for 24 for Nepal. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the second wicket between GSNFG Jayasuriya and SK Patel, 51% of the total. From 170 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 195 for 10.
Chasing 196, Nepal made 199 for 1. K Bhurtel top-scored with 120 not out off 118 balls, and Aasif Sheikh made 58. The innings was built on a 145-run stand for the first wicket between Aasif Sheikh and K Bhurtel, 73% of the total.
Nepal won by 9 wickets.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 195 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK Patel | c Aasif Sheikh b Sompal Kami | 83 | 89 |
| Shayan Jahangir | b Sompal Kami | 6 | 15 |
| GSNFG Jayasuriya | c Gulsan Jha b DS Airee | 50 | 52 |
| SR Mukkamalla | b S Lamichhane | 4 | 8 |
| Milind Kumar | lbw b DS Airee | 28 | 41 |
| Shubham Ranjane | run out (B Sharki, Aasif Sheikh) | 2 | 7 |
| SP Krishnamurthi | c LN Rajbanshi b Gulsan Jha | 1 | 8 |
| Harmeet Singh | c RK Paudel b DS Airee | 14 | 23 |
| Mohammad Mohsin | run out (Aasif Sheikh, DS Airee) | 0 | 6 |
| NP Kenjige | lbw b DS Airee | 1 | 4 |
| SN Netravalkar | not out | 0 | 8 |
Extras 6 · Total 195 all out
| Bowler (Nepal) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 7 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| LN Rajbanshi | 9 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| NK Yadav | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| S Lamichhane | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| DS Airee | 7.3 | 1 | 24 | 4 |
| Gulsan Jha | 4 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| K Bhurtel | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| RK Paudel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Shayan Jahangir, 6 ov), 2-122 (GSNFG Jayasuriya, 22 ov), 3-140 (SR Mukkamalla, 25 ov), 4-158 (SK Patel, 30 ov), 5-170 (Shubham Ranjane, 33 ov), 6-171 (SP Krishnamurthi, 34 ov), 7-182 (Milind Kumar, 37 ov), 8-183 (Mohammad Mohsin, 38 ov), 9-186 (NP Kenjige, 39 ov), 10-195 (Harmeet Singh, 43 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Shayan Jahangir (6) and SK Patel (15) | 22 |
| second | GSNFG Jayasuriya (50) and SK Patel (50) | 100 |
| third | SR Mukkamalla (4) and SK Patel (13) | 18 |
| fourth | SK Patel (5) and Milind Kumar (10) | 18 |
| fifth | Shubham Ranjane (2) and Milind Kumar (10) | 12 |
| sixth | SP Krishnamurthi (1) and Milind Kumar (0) | 1 |
| seventh | Milind Kumar (8) and Harmeet Singh (2) | 11 |
| eighth | Mohammad Mohsin (0) and Harmeet Singh (1) | 1 |
| ninth | NP Kenjige (1) and Harmeet Singh (2) | 3 |
| tenth | Harmeet Singh (9) and SN Netravalkar (0) | 9 |
NEPAL: 199 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| K Bhurtel | not out | 120 | 118 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Harmeet Singh b Mohammad Mohsin | 58 | 72 |
| I Pandey | not out | 20 | 30 |
Did not bat: DS Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, NK Yadav, S Lamichhane, LN Rajbanshi, RK Paudel
Extras 1 · Total 199 for 1
| Bowler (United States of America) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN Netravalkar | 6 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| NP Kenjige | 6.4 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Shubham Ranjane | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Harmeet Singh | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Mohammad Mohsin | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| SP Krishnamurthi | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Milind Kumar | 5 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-145 (Aasif Sheikh, 26 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Aasif Sheikh (58) and K Bhurtel (86) | 145 |
| second | K Bhurtel (0) and I Pandey (0) | 54 |
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