Ireland v Nepal
Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat
Ireland won by 13 runs
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.
Ireland (145/8) beat Nepal (132) by 13 runs in Match 7 of Oman Pentangular T20I Series 2019 at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat on Wed 9 Oct 2019. PR Stirling top-scored with 59 off 47 balls and MR Adair took 3/22.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland1st innings | 145/8 (145 for 8) | 20 | 7.25 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 132 (132 all out) | 19.5 | 6.66 | 146 |
Top performers
Batters
- PR StirlingIreland59 (47)6 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 125.5
- A BalbirnieIreland38 (28)5 fours, 1 six, strike rate 135.7
- Aarif SheikhNepal26 (26)2 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 100.0
Bowlers
- MR AdairIreland3/22 (3.5 ov)economy 5.74
- GH DockrellIreland3/23 (4 ov)economy 5.75
- Sandeep LamichhaneNepal2/21 (4 ov)economy 5.25
Ireland1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR Stirlingc DS Airee b Karan KC | 59 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 125.53 |
| KJ O'Brienc Karan KC b S Lamichhane | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| A Balbirniest B Bhandari b LN Rajbanshi | 38 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 135.71 |
| HT Tectorrun out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| GC Wilsonlbw b A Bohara | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| MR Adairrun out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| GJ Delanyc P Khadka b S Lamichhane | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Simi Singhc Karan KC b A Bohara | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| SR Thompsonnot out | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 190.91 |
| GH Dockrellnot out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras b 1, lb 3, w 1, nb 0 | 5 | ||||
| Total 8 wkts, 20 ov, RR 7.25 | 145 | ||||
Did not bat WB Rankin
Fall of wickets
- 7-1KJ O'Brien1.4 ov
- 95-2A Balbirnie11.3 ov
- 96-3HT Tector11.5 ov
- 112-4GC Wilson14.5 ov
- 113-5MR Adair15.2 ov
- 113-6PR Stirling15.3 ov
- 122-7GJ Delany17.5 ov
- 124-8Simi Singh18.3 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Karan KC | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Paras Khadka | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Abinash Bohara | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktKJ O'Brien & PR Stirling7 (10)
- 2nd wktA Balbirnie & PR Stirling88 (59)
- 3rd wktPR Stirling & HT Tector1 (2)
- 4th wktGC Wilson & PR Stirling16 (18)
- 5th wktMR Adair & PR Stirling1 (3)
- 6th wktPR Stirling & GJ Delany0 (1)
- 7th wktGJ Delany & Simi Singh9 (14)
- 8th wktSimi Singh & SR Thompson2 (4)
- 9th wktSR Thompson & GH Dockrell21 (9)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishan Pandeyc Simi Singh b GJ Delany | 22 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Paras Khadkac KJ O'Brien b MR Adair | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 178.57 |
| Aarif Sheikhc GC Wilson b MR Adair | 26 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireec & b GH Dockrell | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 95.00 |
| Binod Bhandarirun out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Sundeep Jorac HT Tector b GH Dockrell | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Sompal Kamic SR Thompson b GH Dockrell | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Karan KCc HT Tector b MR Adair | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 177.78 |
| Sandeep Lamichhanec KJ O'Brien b GJ Delany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Lalit Rajbanshirun out | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Abinash Boharanot out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras b 0, lb 2, w 8, nb 0 | 10 | ||||
| Total all out, 19.5 ov, RR 6.66 | 132 | ||||
Fall of wickets
- 35-1Paras Khadka4.1 ov
- 73-2Ishan Pandey10.0 ov
- 100-3Dipendra Singh Airee14.5 ov
- 101-4Binod Bhandari15.1 ov
- 101-5Aarif Sheikh15.2 ov
- 111-6Sompal Kami16.4 ov
- 112-7Sundeep Jora16.5 ov
- 116-8Sandeep Lamichhane17.4 ov
- 131-9Karan KC19.3 ov
- 132-10Lalit Rajbanshi19.5 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR Adair | 3.5 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5.74 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| GJ Delany | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| SR Thompson | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| WB Rankin | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Simi Singh | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| GH Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktParas Khadka & Ishan Pandey35 (25)
- 2nd wktIshan Pandey & Aarif Sheikh38 (35)
- 3rd wktDipendra Singh Airee & Aarif Sheikh27 (29)
- 4th wktBinod Bhandari & Aarif Sheikh1 (2)
- 5th wktAarif Sheikh & Sundeep Jora0 (1)
- 6th wktSompal Kami & Sundeep Jora10 (8)
- 7th wktSundeep Jora & Karan KC1 (1)
- 8th wktSandeep Lamichhane & Karan KC4 (5)
- 9th wktKaran KC & Lalit Rajbanshi15 (11)
- 10th wktLalit Rajbanshi & Abinash Bohara1 (2)
Graphs arrive after the match
The worm, the Manhattan, the run rate and the partnerships are drawn from the ball-by-ball data. This match has the score only so far, so the graphs are added about a day after the final ball.
Match information
- Series
- Oman Pentangular T20I Series 2019
- Match
- Match 7
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Wednesday, 9 October 2019
- Toss
- Ireland won the toss and chose to bat
- Result
- Ireland won by 13 runs
- Umpires
- Rahul Asher and Vinod Babu
- Reserve umpire
- Harikrishna Pillai
- Match referee
- WC Labrooy
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Ishan PandeyAll-rounder
- Paras KhadkaAll-rounder
- Aarif SheikhBatter
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Binod BhandariWicketkeeper
- Sundeep JoraBatter
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
- Karan KCAll-rounder
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Lalit RajbanshiBowler
- Abinash BoharaBowler
Also played this season Pawan Sarraf, Rohit Paudel, Sushan Bhari
Data source
Ball-by-ball data from Cricsheet, licensed under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY 1.0). Cricsheet is at cricsheet.org, and the licence is at opendatacommons.org.




