Papua New Guinea v Nepal
Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 2), Al Amarat
- Papua New Guinea
134 all out in33.0 ov - Nepal
135 for 8 in39.3 ov
Nepal won by 2 wickets
Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the matchSandeep Lamichhane
Nepal (135/8) beat Papua New Guinea (134) by 2 wickets in 1st ODI of Nepal v Papua New Guinea ODI Series 2021 at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 2), Al Amarat on Tue 7 Sept 2021. Rohit Paudel top-scored with 41 off 65 balls and Sandeep Lamichhane took 4/35 and was player of the match.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea1st innings | 134 (134 all out) | 33 | 4.06 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 135/8 (135 for 8) | 39.3 | 3.42 | 135 |
Top performers
Batters
- Rohit PaudelNepal41 (65)2 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 63.1
- L SiakaPapua New Guinea30 (38)1 four, 1 six, strike rate 78.9
- Aasif SheikhNepal30 (46)4 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 65.2
Bowlers
- Sandeep LamichhaneNepal4/35 (10 ov)economy 3.50
- G TokaPapua New Guinea3/18 (4.3 ov)economy 4.00
- CA SoperPapua New Guinea2/13 (7 ov)economy 1.86
Papua New Guinea1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP Urab Bikram Sob | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| L Siakac & b Kushal Malla | 30 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 78.95 |
| A Valac Aarif Sheikh b Bikram Sob | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| CJA Aminic Aasif Sheikh b S Lamichhane | 23 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| S Bauc Kushal Malla b S Lamichhane | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 58.33 |
| K Dorigac K Bhurtel b Kushal Malla | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| G Tokac K Bhurtel b Sompal Kami | 22 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 75.86 |
| J Kilalbw b S Lamichhane | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| CA Sopernot out | 17 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 51.52 |
| D Ravurun out (RK Paudel/Kushal Malla) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| N Pokanalbw b S Lamichhane | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Extras b 0, lb 2, w 5, nb 0 | 7 | ||||
| Total all out, 33 ov, RR 4.06 | 134 | ||||
Fall of wickets
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 5.29 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Bikram Sob | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 4.00 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 3.50 | 42 | 5 | 0 |
| Kushal Malla | 7 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2.71 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Pawan Sarraf | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktTP Ura & L Siaka3 (7)
- 2nd wktA Vala & L Siaka6 (17)
- 3rd wktCJA Amini & L Siaka50 (47)
- 4th wktL Siaka & S Bau0 (6)
- 5th wktS Bau & K Doriga26 (38)
- 6th wktK Doriga & G Toka11 (22)
- 7th wktJ Kila & G Toka1 (4)
- 8th wktG Toka & CA Soper27 (34)
- 9th wktCA Soper & D Ravu1 (2)
- 10th wktN Pokana & CA Soper9 (21)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtellbw b CA Soper | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 53.57 |
| Aasif Sheikhc G Toka b D Ravu | 30 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 65.22 |
| Gyanendra Mallac K Doriga b D Ravu | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Aarif Sheikhlbw b CA Soper | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 47.37 |
| Sharad Vesawkarc K Doriga b N Pokana | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Rohit Paudelb G Toka | 41 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 63.08 |
| Kushal Mallast K Doriga b G Toka | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Pawan Sarrafc K Doriga b G Toka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sompal Kaminot out | 22 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 68.75 |
| Bikram Sobnot out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 1 | 5 | ||||
| Total 8 wkts, 39.3 ov, RR 3.42 | 135 | ||||
Did not bat Sandeep Lamichhane
Fall of wickets
- 46-1Kushal Bhurtel11.1 ov
- 49-2Aasif Sheikh12.5 ov
- 60-3Gyanendra Malla17.0 ov
- 62-4Aarif Sheikh19.4 ov
- 78-5Sharad Vesawkar26.4 ov
- 82-6Kushal Malla27.5 ov
- 82-7Pawan Sarraf28.0 ov
- 134-8Rohit Paudel39.2 ov
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh46 (67)
- 2nd wktAasif Sheikh & Gyanendra Malla3 (10)
- 3rd wktGyanendra Malla & Aarif Sheikh11 (25)
- 4th wktAarif Sheikh & Sharad Vesawkar2 (16)
- 5th wktSharad Vesawkar & Rohit Paudel16 (42)
- 6th wktKushal Malla & Rohit Paudel4 (7)
- 7th wktPawan Sarraf & Rohit Paudel0 (1)
- 8th wktRohit Paudel & Sompal Kami52 (68)
- 9th wktBikram Sob & Sompal Kami1 (1)
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
- Nepal v Papua New Guinea ODI Series 2021
- Match
- 1st ODI
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- ODI, 50 overs a side
- Date
- Tuesday, 7 September 2021
- Toss
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bat
- Result
- Nepal won by 2 wickets
- Player of the match
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Umpires
- Ahmed Shah Pakteen and Harikrishna Pillai
- Reserve umpire
- Vinod Babu
- Match referee
- GF Labrooy
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Gyanendra MallaWicketkeeper
- Aarif SheikhBatter
- Sharad VesawkarAll-rounder
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Kushal MallaAll-rounder
- Pawan SarrafAll-rounder
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
- Bikram SobBowler
- Sandeep Lamichhane
Also played this season Binod Bhandari, Karan KC, 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.


