Nepal vs Hong Kong, 3rd Place
Play Offs 2024 · T20I · · Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat
Hong Kong won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) (Nepal 139/8, Hong Kong 140/6).
Match report
Nepal (NPL) faced Hong Kong (HK) in the 3rd Place of Play Offs 2024, a T20I match, at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat. Play began on Saturday, 20 April 2024 at 10:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Nepal won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Morshed Ali Khan and Viswanadan Kalidas, with Salim Shahed as match referee.
Nepal made 139/8 in 20 overs, with Dipendra Singh Airee top-scoring on 44 not out from 29 balls. Ayush Shukla was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 17. Hong Kong made 140/6 in 19.3 overs, with Anshuman Rath top-scoring on 65 not out from 50 balls. Sompal Kami was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 33.
Result: Hong Kong won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining). Anshuman Rath 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: 139/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c Zeeshan Ali b Ayush Shukla | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aasif Sheikh | c Nizakat Khan b Ayush Shukla | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Sompal Kami | c Adit Gorawara b Ayush Shukla | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 171.43 |
| Rohit Paudel | lbw b Ateeq Iqbal | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 110.53 |
| Sundeep Jora | run out (Zeeshan Ali) | 22 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 95.65 |
| Kushal Malla | c Nizakat Khan b Yasim Murtaza | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 92.86 |
| Gulsan Jha | run out (Yasim Murtaza) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | not out | 44 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 151.72 |
| Karan KC | lbw b Ehsan Khan | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Abinash Bohara | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Lalit Rajbanshi
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayush Shukla | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5.67 |
| Ateeq Iqbal | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Aizaz Khan | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 10 |
| Yasim Murtaza | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Ehsan Khan | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Nasrulla Rana | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Hong Kong · 1st innings: 140/6 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasim Murtaza | c Sundeep Jora b Sompal Kami | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Anshuman Rath | not out | 65 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 130 |
| Nizakat Khan | c Aasif Sheikh b Sompal Kami | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Babar Hayat | c Kushal Bhurtel b Sompal Kami | 26 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 104 |
| Aizaz Khan | c & b Dipendra Singh Airee | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Zeeshan Ali | run out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adit Gorawara | lbw b Dipendra Singh Airee | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Nasrulla Rana | not out | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 137.5 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Ehsan Khan, Ayush Shukla, Ateeq Iqbal
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 |
| Sompal Kami | 4 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 8.25 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 3.3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| Gulsan Jha | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Abinash Bohara | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (HK, Lalit Rajbanshi): 8 runs, 137/6 – 2 2 4
- Over 19 (HK, Abinash Bohara): 8 runs, 129/6 – 1 • 1 1 1 4
- Over 18 (HK, Dipendra Singh Airee): 9 runs, 121/6 – • 1 1 W 6 1
- Over 17 (HK, Abinash Bohara): 11 runs, 112/5 – 1 2 1 1 • 6
- Over 16 (HK, Dipendra Singh Airee): 5 runs, 101/5 – 1 1 • 1 1 1
- Over 15 (HK, Sompal Kami): 12 runs, 96/5 – • W 1 6 4 • wd