Nepal vs United Arab Emirates, 101st Match
World Cup League Two 2023/2027 · ODI · · Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Nepal won by 6 runs (DL method) (Nepal 289/7, United Arab Emirates 248/8).
- Nepal: 289/7 (50 ov)
- United Arab Emirates: 248/8 (38 ov)
Match report
Nepal (NPL) faced United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the 101st Match of World Cup League Two 2023/2027, a ODI match, at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur. Play began on Friday, 1 May 2026 at 03:45 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Nepal won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Durga Subedi and Raveendra Wimalasiri, with Wendell Labrooy as match referee.
Nepal made 289/7 in 50 overs, with Dipendra Singh Airee top-scoring on 100 from 94 balls. Ajay Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 47. United Arab Emirates made 248/8 in 38 overs, with Muhammad Shahdad top-scoring on 65 from 72 balls. Sandeep Lamichhane was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 36.
Result: Nepal won by 6 runs (DL method). Dipendra Singh Airee 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: 289/7 (50 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjun Kumal | c Aryansh Sharma b Ajay Kumar | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Binod Bhandari | c sub b Haider Ali | 56 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 70.89 |
| Bhim Sharki | c Adeeb Usmani b Ajay Kumar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Muhammad Shahdad b Junaid Siddique | 39 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 81.25 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | run out | 100 | 94 | 13 | 1 | 106.38 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c Akshdeep Nath b Khuzaima Tanveer | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Gulsan Jha | c Haider Ali b Junaid Siddique | 44 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 115.79 |
| Sompal Kami | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 28 · Did not bat: Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Siddique | 10 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Haider Ali | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Ajay Kumar | 10 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Khuzaima Tanveer | 3.3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.71 |
| Muhammad Shahdad | 7.3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair | 8 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 6.88 |
| Akshdeep Nath | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
United Arab Emirates · 1st innings: 248/8 (38 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryansh Sharma | c sub b Sandeep Lamichhane | 33 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 103.13 |
| Adeeb Usmani | c Binod Bhandari b Nandan Yadav | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 107.69 |
| Muhammad Shahdad | lbw b Sandeep Lamichhane | 65 | 72 | 4 | 2 | 90.28 |
| Harpreet Singh | c Bhim Sharki b Sompal Kami | 41 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 102.5 |
| Akshdeep Nath | not out | 36 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 112.5 |
| Muhammad Waseem | c Aarif Sheikh b Sompal Kami | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair | b Sandeep Lamichhane | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Khuzaima Tanveer | c Dipendra Singh Airee b Nandan Yadav | 49 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 188.46 |
| Junaid Siddique | run out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haider Ali | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Ajay Kumar
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 8 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 7 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 6 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 7.83 |
| Nandan Yadav | 7 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 8.86 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 8 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Gulsan Jha | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4.4 |
Latest overs
- Over 38 (UAE, Nandan Yadav): 8 runs, 246/8 – • • 4 W W 4
- Over 37 (UAE, Sompal Kami): 14 runs, 238/6 – 1 1 1 1 4 6
- Over 36 (UAE, Nandan Yadav): 8 runs, 224/6 – • • 6 • 1 1
- Over 35 (UAE, Sompal Kami): 11 runs, 216/6 – 1 1 • 1 2 6
- Over 34 (UAE, Lalit Rajbanshi): 13 runs, 205/6 – 1 6 • 0lb 6 •
- Over 33 (UAE, Nandan Yadav): 17 runs, 192/6 – • • 4 6 6 1