02/03Result

131st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Dubai, Mar 2 2023

United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesUAE
207/8
NepalNepalNEP
139 (31.5/50 ov)

U.A.E. won by 68 runs

Player of the Match

Rohan MustafaUnited Arab Emirates

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Asif Khan

72(99) 5x4 - 3x6

Control %88%

Productive Shot
on drive
13 runs
0x4 - 1x6

Kushal Malla

60(53) 9x4 - 1x6

Control %86%

Productive Shot
cover drive
21 runs
5x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

KP Meiyappan

O8.5

R26

Eco2.94

RHB
OFFLEG



	1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF


		2W

S Lamichhane

O10

R27

Eco2.70

RHB
OFFLEG



	1W	1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF


	1W

Match Details

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Series

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2019

Toss

Nepal , elected to field first

Match days

2 March 2023 (50-over match)

Umpires

Akbar Ali

Bismillah Jan Shinwari

Reserve Umpire

Lyndon Hannibal

Match Referee

Ali Naqvi

Points

United Arab Emirates 2, Nepal 0

Scorecard Summary

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 207/8(50 OVERS)

Rohan Mustafa*52 (76)
Asif Khan72 (99)

Sandeep Lamichhane3/27 (10)
Kushal Malla1/17 (5)

NEPAL 139(31.5 OVERS)

Sandeep Lamichhane*26 (24)
Kushal Malla60 (53)

Rohan Mustafa3/31 (10)
Karthik Meiyappan3/26 (8.5)

Scorer: K Vairavan

31.5

Meiyappan to Karan KC, OUT,

Karan KC c †Aravind b Meiyappan 5 (20b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

31.4

Meiyappan to Karan KC, no run,

31.3

Meiyappan to Karan KC, no run,

31.2

Meiyappan to Karan KC, no run,

31.1

Meiyappan to Karan KC, no run,

END OF OVER:
31 | 2 Runs | NEP: 139/9 (69 runs required from 19 overs, RR: 4.48, RRR: 3.63)

Sandeep Lamichhane26 (24b)
Karan KC5 (15b)

Junaid Siddique6-0-40-2
Karthik Meiyappan8-1-26-2

30.6

Junaid Siddique to Lamichhane, no run,

ICC MCWC League 2 News

No DRS as teams battle it out for final two World Cup spots
The qualifying tournament to be held in Zimbabwe in June-July is the final stepping stone for teams still in contention for the 2023 ODI World Cup
Nepal snatch win in dying light to seal spot in ODI World Cup qualifier
They're one step closer to the showpiece event, having strung together an impressive 11 wins in their last 12 ODIs; Asif Khan's ton off 41 balls went in vain
Doug Watson named Scotland's interim head coach
His contract period, running from April 8 to July 31, will include overseeing World Cup qualification tournaments
Sandeep Lamichhane joins Nepal in UAE as an injury replacement
The player had to get court approval to be able to fly abroad given he is out on bail in a case concerning alleged sexual coercion
Lamichhane allowed to travel but participation in CWC League 2 tri-series subject to ICC approval
Nepal legspinner is currently out on bail, facing charges of sexual coercion

Nepal INNINGS		R	B
K Bhurtel	caught	5	6
Aasif Sheikh	caught	17	16
G Malla	caught wk	0	6
RK Paudel	bowled	0	2
Kushal Malla	caught	60	53
Aarif Sheikh	lbw	0	10
DS Airee	bowled	7	23
Gulsan Jha	lbw	4	18
Sompal Kami	caught	4	13
Karan KC	caught wk	5	20
S Lamichhane	not out	26	24
EXTRAS	(b 3, lb 1, w 7)
TOTAL	139 (all out; 31.5 ovs)

U.A.E. BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Junaid Siddique	6.0	0	40	2	6.66	(6w)
Sabir Ali	2.0	0	10	1	5.00	(1w)
Aryan Lakra	2.0	0	10	0	5.00
Zahoor Khan	3.0	0	18	1	6.00
Rohan Mustafa	10.0	2	31	3	3.10
KP Meiyappan	8.5	1	26	3	2.94

Nepal 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	12	K Bhurtel	Aasif Sheikh
2nd	3	G Malla	Aasif Sheikh
3rd	2	Aasif Sheikh	RK Paudel
4th	37	Aasif Sheikh	Kushal Malla
5th	11	Aarif Sheikh	Kushal Malla
6th	28	DS Airee	Kushal Malla
7th	6	DS Airee	Gulsan Jha
8th	8	Sompal Kami	Gulsan Jha
9th	0	Karan KC	Gulsan Jha
10th	32	Karan KC	S Lamichhane

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SCOT	36	24	10	50	0.647
OMA	36	21	13	44	0.039
NEP	36	19	15	40	0.101
NAM	36	19	16	39	0.298
USA	36	16	17	35	-0.04
UAE	36	15	18	33	-0.222
PNG	36	5	30	11	-0.792

Best performances - Batsmen

Best performances - Bowlers

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Series

Toss

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Match days

Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 207/8(50 OVERS)

NEPAL 139(31.5 OVERS)

END OF OVER:31 | 2 Runs | NEP: 139/9 (69 runs required from 19 overs, RR: 4.48, RRR: 3.63)

No DRS as teams battle it out for final two World Cup spots

Nepal snatch win in dying light to seal spot in ODI World Cup qualifier

Doug Watson named Scotland's interim head coach

Sandeep Lamichhane joins Nepal in UAE as an injury replacement

Lamichhane allowed to travel but participation in CWC League 2 tri-series subject to ICC approval

END OF OVER:
31 | 2 Runs | NEP: 139/9 (69 runs required from 19 overs, RR: 4.48, RRR: 3.63)