T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Final 2023 · Match 7Result
Malaysia v Nepal
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Nepal won by 6 wickets
Malaysia won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the matchKushal Malla
Nepal (166/4) beat Malaysia (165/9) by 6 wickets in Match 7 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Final 2023 at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Tue 31 Oct 2023. Syed Aziz top-scored with 68 off 49 balls, Abinash Bohara took 4/27 and Kushal Malla was player of the match.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia1st innings | 165/9 (165 for 9) | 20 | 8.25 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 166/4 (166 for 4) | 18 | 9.22 | 166 |
Top performers
Batters
- Syed AzizMalaysia68 (49)8 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 138.8
- Kushal MallaNepal65 (34)2 fours, 7 sixes, strike rate 191.2
- Kushal BhurtelNepal43 (25)4 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 172.0
Bowlers
- Abinash BoharaNepal4/27 (4 ov)economy 6.75
- Muhammad AmirMalaysia3/18 (3 ov)economy 6.00
- Gulshan JhaNepal1/18 (3 ov)economy 6.00
Malaysia1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Azizc K Bhurtel b Gulsan Jha | 68 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 138.78 |
| Zubaidi Zulkiflec Kushal Malla b A Bohara | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Ahmed Faizrun out (Aasif Sheikh/Karan KC) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Virandeep Singhlbw b S Lamichhane | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| S Muniandyc & b RK Paudel | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 108.33 |
| Muhammad Amirb A Bohara | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Ainool Hafizsrun out (Aasif Sheikh/Gulsan Jha) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| S Vijay Unninot out | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Syazrul Idrusc K Bhurtel b A Bohara | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Fitri Shamb A Bohara | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
| Extras b 1, lb 9, w 5, nb 1 | 16 | ||||
| Total 9 wkts, 20 ov, RR 8.25 | 165 | ||||
Did not bat Pavandeep Singh
Fall of wickets
- 58-1Zubaidi Zulkifle5.5 ov
- 65-2Ahmed Faiz7.0 ov
- 85-3Virandeep Singh10.1 ov
- 119-4S Muniandy14.0 ov
- 125-5Syed Aziz14.4 ov
- 130-6Ainool Hafizs15.4 ov
- 141-7Muhammad Amir17.2 ov
- 157-8Syazrul Idrus19.2 ov
- 165-9Fitri Sham20.0 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.50 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Kushal Malla | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Abinash Bohara | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulshan Jha | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktZubaidi Zulkifle & Syed Aziz58 (35)
- 2nd wktSyed Aziz & Ahmed Faiz7 (7)
- 3rd wktVirandeep Singh & Syed Aziz20 (19)
- 4th wktS Muniandy & Syed Aziz34 (23)
- 5th wktSyed Aziz & Muhammad Amir6 (4)
- 6th wktAinool Hafizs & Muhammad Amir5 (6)
- 7th wktMuhammad Amir & S Vijay Unni11 (10)
- 8th wktSyazrul Idrus & S Vijay Unni16 (12)
- 9th wktFitri Sham & S Vijay Unni8 (4)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelc S Muniandy b Pavandeep Singh | 43 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 172.00 |
| Aasif Sheikhc & b Muhammad Amir | 32 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 139.13 |
| Kushal Mallac & b Muhammad Amir | 65 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 191.18 |
| Rohit Paudelc S Vijay Unni b Muhammad Amir | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Sundeep Joranot out | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Bibek Yadavnot out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras b 1, lb 0, w 3, nb 0 | 4 | ||||
| Total 4 wkts, 18 ov, RR 9.22 | 166 | ||||
Did not bat Abinash Bohara, Gulshan Jha, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami, Karan KC
Fall of wickets
- 49-1Kushal Bhurtel5.2 ov
- 116-2Aasif Sheikh11.4 ov
- 133-3Rohit Paudel13.5 ov
- 157-4Kushal Malla16.5 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syazrul Idrus | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavandeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Fitri Sham | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| S Vijay Unni | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Virandeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8.50 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Muhammad Amir | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Faiz | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh49 (32)
- 2nd wktAasif Sheikh & Kushal Malla67 (38)
- 3rd wktRohit Paudel & Kushal Malla17 (13)
- 4th wktKushal Malla & Sundeep Jora24 (18)
- 5th wktSundeep Jora & Bibek Yadav9 (7)
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
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Final 2023
- Match
- Match 7
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Tuesday, 31 October 2023
- Toss
- Malaysia won the toss and chose to bat
- Result
- Nepal won by 6 wickets
- Player of the match
- Kushal Malla
- Umpires
- Gazi Sohel and Rashid Riaz
- Reserve umpire
- LE Hannibal
- Match referee
- Ali Naqvi
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Kushal MallaAll-rounder
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Sundeep JoraBatter
- Bibek Yadav
- Abinash BoharaBowler
- Gulshan JhaAll-rounder
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
- Karan KCAll-rounder
Also played this season Dipendra Singh Airee
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.