Ireland vs Nepal, 7th Place Playoff
Play Offs 2023 · ODI · · Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare
Ireland won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) (Ireland 269/8, Nepal 268/9).
Match report
Ireland (IRE) faced Nepal (NPL) in the 7th Place Playoff of Play Offs 2023, a ODI match, at Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare. Play began on Tuesday, 4 July 2023 at 07:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Jayaraman Madanagopal and Leslie Reifer, with Emmanuel Dube as match referee.
Nepal made 268/9 in 50 overs, with Gulsan Jha top-scoring on 57 not out from 42 balls. Craig Young was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 36. Ireland made 269/8 in 49.2 overs, with Curtis Campher top-scoring on 62 from 59 balls. Karan KC was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 58.
Result: Ireland won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Curtis Campher was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Nepal · 1st innings: 268/9 (50 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c Lorcan Tucker b Craig Young | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 42.11 |
| Arjun Saud | lbw b Gareth Delany | 48 | 84 | 3 | 2 | 57.14 |
| Gyanendra Malla | c Lorcan Tucker b Craig Young | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Lorcan Tucker b Curtis Campher | 29 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 82.86 |
| Bhim Sharki | c Andy McBrine b Barry McCarthy | 20 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 64.52 |
| Kushal Malla | c Harry Tector b Barry McCarthy | 44 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 115.79 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | lbw b Andy McBrine | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | c & b Mark Adair | 32 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 106.67 |
| Gulsan Jha | not out | 57 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 135.71 |
| Karan KC | c Lorcan Tucker b Mark Adair | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Kishore Mahato | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 18
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 9 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 5.22 |
| Barry McCarthy | 10 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Craig Young | 7 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 5.14 |
| George Dockrell | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Curtis Campher | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| Gareth Delany | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Andy McBrine | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 5.25 |
Ireland · 1st innings: 269/8 (49.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy McBrine | c Kushal Bhurtel b Karan KC | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Paul Stirling | b Gulsan Jha | 15 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Andrew Balbirnie | c Dipendra Singh Airee b Kishore Mahato | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Harry Tector | c Gulsan Jha b Sandeep Lamichhane | 60 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 78.95 |
| Lorcan Tucker | lbw b Karan KC | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Curtis Campher | c Bhim Sharki b Karan KC | 62 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 105.08 |
| George Dockrell | c Gyanendra Malla b Kishore Mahato | 33 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 70.21 |
| Gareth Delany | not out | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Mark Adair | c Gulsan Jha b Karan KC | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 105.88 |
| Barry McCarthy | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 19 · Did not bat: Craig Young
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 10 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 5.8 |
| Kishore Mahato | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Gulsan Jha | 9.2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Kushal Malla | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6.2 |
Latest overs
- Over 50 (IRE, Gulsan Jha): 5 runs, 267/8 – 4 1
- Over 49 (IRE, Karan KC): 3 runs, 262/8 – • W 1 • 1 1
- Over 48 (IRE, Dipendra Singh Airee): 10 runs, 259/7 – 1 1 4 • • 4
- Over 47 (IRE, Kishore Mahato): 5 runs, 249/7 – 1 1 • 1 1 1
- Over 46 (IRE, Gulsan Jha): 4 runs, 244/7 – 1 • 1 1 1 •
- Over 45 (IRE, Kishore Mahato): 6 runs, 240/7 – • 2 • 1 1 W wd wd