Nepal Cricket

Nepal have created history by directly qualifying for the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe after beating the UAE by 9 runs via the Duckworth Lewis Stern ...

The Nepali innings was steadied by Bhim Sarki and Aarif Sheikh who put up an 83-run stand. Kushal Bhurtel tried to play an anchor role as he posted a quickfire 50, but when he held out in the 17th over, things started looking bad for Nepal. Aravind narrowly missed out on a century, but his 135-run partnership with Asif Khan proved pivotal as the UAE reached an above-par score of 310 in 50 overs.

Hosts clinch 11th win in 12 games to advance directly to tournament in Zimbabwe after DLS controversy after sensational game in Kathmandu.

Both sides bowled their overs slowly, meaning the game stretched right to sunset for the first time in this tri-series. They were 37-3 early in the chase. Waseem had hit the fastest by a UAE player a day earlier. Waseem and Aravind had set the platform for something historic. They had already climbed a mountain to reach this point. They managed that until the final day of the competition, when only UAE stood between them and success. He required one fewer than that to bludgeon the fastest ODI century by an Associate cricketer. Nepal were aiming for the nigh-on impossible. A day earlier, Muhammad Waseem had struck his first ODI century as UAE demolished Papua New Guinea at the same venue. Before the anthems, Nepal’s prime minister was presented to meet the two teams. Vriitya Aravind rediscovered his sparkle, anchoring the innings with 94. They threw the gates open, and held the line themselves instead.

Playing in front of a sold out home crowd, Nepal came away with a dramatic victory to secure passage to the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualifier.

They did not help themselves on the field with a shocking fielding display which saw three easy catches dropped and an additional three run out opportunities missed Jha alone survived three run out chances, with UAE also dropping Sheikh, Sharki and Bhurtel at various stages in the match. The 33-year-old right hander went berserk from the 46th over mark; unleashing a flurry of powerful hits to propel UAE to a score of 310/6. Asif Khan’s whirlwind and record breaking innings seemed to have put the game beyond Nepal’s grasp. At 128/4 after 26.1 overs, the task fell to Aravind and Rohan Mustafa to rebuild UAE’s innings and set up a respectable score. His partner Aravind finished on 94 off 138 balls; out on the last ball of the innings. Two overs later, the game finished in dramatic and controversial circumstances with umpires calling the game off due to bad light, much to the protestations of Waseem and other UAE players. With Nepal ahead by nine runs on DLS at 269/6 in 44 overs, it handed the Nepalis a dramatic victory and sent the home crowd into a delirium. The stylish Bhurtel immediately made the Emiratis pay with a four off the next ball and two sixes in the next Aryan Lakra over. Together the duo made slow and steady progress, before Mustafa (20) fell lbw to Dipendra Singh Airee’s off spinners. The opener then silenced the Tribhuvan University Ground early, hitting a swag of boundaries. Vriitya Aravind accompanied Waseem, though the latter was eventually brought undone lbw by Sandeep Lamichhane for a spirited 63 off 49 balls, the leg-spinner’s 99th ODI wicket. Captain Rohit Paudel was also unable to repeat his batting heroics from four days ago, falling victim to a Aayan Afzal Khan delivery, with the score on 37.

As we near the business end of the Cricket World Cup 2023 qualification pathway, 15 teams are still in the race for the final three available spots.

The sixth and seventh place sides from League 2 (UAE and PNG) will battle Jersey and Canada for ODI Status and spots in League 2 for the 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification cycle. That means Jersey will make their ODI debut when taking to the field for their first match in the competition. The teams not topping the Challenge League groups are the only eliminated teams from Cricket World Cup 2023 qualification to this point. Held in Namibia from March 24 to April 5, this competition pits the bottom four of League 2 with two teams from the Challenge League, a 12-team competition underneath League 2. To compound their woes, two points were deducted from their total for slow over rates against New Zealand in August, opening the door further for the chasing pack. Seven of the eight spots have been decided, with England currently leading the competition on 155 points (15 wins and a no-result).

Defeat the United Arab Emirates by nine runs (D/L method) to wrap up World Cup League 2.

He scored 101 runs in 42 deliveries with the help of 11 sixes and four boundaries to reach the milestone. Likewise, skipper Muhammed Waseem scored an impressive 63 runs in 49 balls. Nepal were at 269 runs at the loss of six wickets in 44 overs after further play was not possible due to bad light.

KATHMANDU, March 16: In the all-important match under the ICC World Cup League-2 triangular ODI series on Thursday, Nepal beat the UAE by nine runs ...

However, Nepal won the match by Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method as the play was halted due to low visibility after the 44th over. The UAE had given Nepal a huge target of 311 runs to win the last match of the ICC Cricket World Cup League Two underway at TU Cricket Ground. KATHMANDU, March 16: In the all-important match under the ICC World Cup League-2 triangular ODI series on Thursday, Nepal beat the UAE by nine runs according to Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.

The Rohit Kumar-led side registered a win over UAE by 9 runs in this high-scoring rain-affected match due. The Duckworth–Lewis system (DLS) showed Nepal beat ...

The ODI World Cup in India is slated to be held in October-November. The victory was Nepal's 11th one in 12 games to finish in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2. In response, Nepal made 269/6 in 44 overs and were adjudged winners by 9 runs on the DLS method.

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