Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-23 · Match 135Result

Nepal v Papua New Guinea

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, KirtipurThursday, 9 March 2023

Nepal297 all outin 49.1 ov
Papua New Guinea245 all outin 47.1 ov

Nepal won by 52 runs

Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bowl.

Player of the matchAasif Sheikh

Nepal (297) beat Papua New Guinea (245) by 52 runs in Match 135 of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-23 at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Thu 9 Mar 2023. Aasif Sheikh top-scored with 110 off 110 balls and was player of the match, and SI Kamea took 5/38.

Updated 7 Nov 2026, 3:29 PM NPT

Innings summary
Innings	Score	Overs	Run rate	Target
Nepal1st innings	297 (297 all out)	49.1	6.04	–
Papua New Guinea2nd innings	245 (245 all out)	47.1	5.19	298

Top performers

Batters

Aasif Sheikh Nepal110 (110)12 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 100.0
N Vanua Papua New Guinea60 (55)3 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 109.1
TP Ura Papua New Guinea50 (44)9 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 113.6

Bowlers

SI Kamea Papua New Guinea5/38 (9.1 ov)economy 4.15
Sandeep Lamichhane Nepal4/37 (10 ov)economy 3.70
R Hekure Papua New Guinea3/50 (10 ov)economy 5.00

Nepal1st innings

297 all out(49.1 ov)

Nepal batting
Batter	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	Strike rate
Kushal Bhurtelc TP Ura b R Hekure	45	56	6	0	80.36
Aasif Sheikhc R Hekure b SI Kamea	110	110	12	2	100.00
Kushal Mallac A Nao b R Hekure	2	8	0	0	25.00
Gyanendra Mallac A Vala b R Hekure	11	14	1	0	78.57
Rohit Paudelc TP Ura b SI Kamea	30	39	2	1	76.92
Bhim Sharkic A Vala b SI Kamea	44	38	4	0	115.79
Dipendra Singh Aireerun out (TP Ura/K Doriga)	7	3	1	0	233.33
Aarif Sheikhc H Hiri b SI Kamea	15	13	1	0	115.38
Karan KCc S Bau b A Nao	8	6	0	1	133.33
Sandeep Lamichhanec A Vala b SI Kamea	7	3	0	1	233.33
Sompal Kaminot out	4	5	0	0	80.00
Extras b 2, lb 2, w 10, nb 0	14
Total all out, 49.1 ov, RR 6.04	297

Fall of wickets

110-1Kushal Bhurtel18.4 ov
120-2Kushal Malla21.0 ov
140-3Gyanendra Malla25.0 ov
207-4Aasif Sheikh37.4 ov
208-5Rohit Paudel38.0 ov
222-6Dipendra Singh Airee40.1 ov
264-7Aarif Sheikh45.1 ov
277-8Karan KC46.3 ov
286-9Sandeep Lamichhane47.2 ov
297-10Bhim Sharki49.1 ov

Papua New Guinea bowling
Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Dot balls	Wides
SI Kamea	9.1	38	5	4.15	30	3
A Nao	10	75	1	7.50	25	2
CA Soper	9	58	0	6.44	23	2
N Vanua	3	17	0	5.67	8	0
CJA Amini	2	21	0	10.50	3	2
R Hekure	10	50	3	5.00	30	0
A Vala	6	34	0	5.67	13	1

Partnerships

1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh110 (112)
2nd wktKushal Malla & Aasif Sheikh10 (14)
3rd wktGyanendra Malla & Aasif Sheikh20 (24)
4th wktAasif Sheikh & Rohit Paudel67 (76)
5th wktRohit Paudel & Bhim Sharki1 (2)
6th wktBhim Sharki & Dipendra Singh Airee14 (13)
7th wktAarif Sheikh & Bhim Sharki42 (30)
8th wktKaran KC & Bhim Sharki13 (8)
9th wktSandeep Lamichhane & Bhim Sharki9 (5)
10th wktBhim Sharki & Sompal Kami11 (11)

Papua New Guinea2nd innings

245 all out(47.1 ov)

Papua New Guinea batting
Batter	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	Strike rate
TP Urac Aarif Sheikh b S Lamichhane	50	44	9	0	113.64
K Dorigarun out (Aasif Sheikh/DS Airee)	26	34	3	1	76.47
S Bauc Sompal Kami b DS Airee	3	7	0	0	42.86
A Valac Aarif Sheikh b Kushal Malla	42	53	2	2	79.25
CJA Aminib DS Airee	14	43	1	0	32.56
H Hirib S Lamichhane	8	17	0	0	47.06
CA Soperc Aarif Sheikh b S Lamichhane	0	1	0	0	0.00
N Vanuarun out (Aasif Sheikh/Karan KC)	60	55	3	4	109.09
R Hekurest Aasif Sheikh b S Lamichhane	20	17	1	1	117.65
A Naorun out (Aasif Sheikh/RK Paudel)	2	5	0	0	40.00
SI Kameanot out	5	7	1	0	71.43
Extras b 1, lb 4, w 10, nb 0	15
Total all out, 47.1 ov, RR 5.19	245

Fall of wickets

77-1K Doriga11.2 ov
88-2S Bau13.3 ov
92-3TP Ura14.3 ov
129-4CJA Amini27.2 ov
152-5H Hiri32.2 ov
152-6CA Soper32.3 ov
157-7A Vala35.0 ov
198-8R Hekure41.4 ov
217-9A Nao43.4 ov
245-10N Vanua47.1 ov

Nepal bowling
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Dot balls	Wides
Sompal Kami	6	0	41	0	6.83	16	0
Kushal Malla	10	0	60	1	6.00	33	2
Karan KC	3	0	34	0	11.33	8	1
Sandeep Lamichhane	10	1	37	4	3.70	42	1
Dipendra Singh Airee	9.1	0	37	2	4.04	30	1
Rohit Paudel	9	0	31	0	3.44	30	1

Partnerships

1st wktTP Ura & K Doriga77 (68)
2nd wktS Bau & TP Ura11 (13)
3rd wktTP Ura & A Vala4 (6)
4th wktCJA Amini & A Vala37 (77)
5th wktH Hiri & A Vala23 (30)
6th wktCA Soper & A Vala0 (1)
7th wktA Vala & N Vanua5 (15)
8th wktR Hekure & N Vanua41 (40)
9th wktA Nao & N Vanua19 (12)
10th wktN Vanua & SI Kamea28 (21)

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.

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Best partnerships

Nepal110(112)Kushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh · for the 1st wicket
Papua New Guinea77(68)TP Ura & K Doriga · for the 1st wicket

Points table

Full table

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-23 points table
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	Net run rate
1	Nepal	34	18	14	38	+0.149
2	Oman	6	4	2	8	−0.317
3	Namibia	6	3	2	7	+0.648
4	Scotland	6	3	3	6	+0.871
5	United Arab Emirates	6	3	3	6	−0.044
6	United States of America	5	1	3	3	−0.830
7	Papua New Guinea	5	0	5	0	−1.421

Nepal v Papua New Guinea

Ball-by-ball commentary arrives after the match

Top performers

Batters

Bowlers

Nepal1st innings

Fall of wickets

Partnerships

Papua New Guinea2nd innings

Fall of wickets

Partnerships

Graphs arrive after the match

Match information

Playing XIs

Nepal

Papua New Guinea

Data source