Papua New Guinea v Nepal
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Papua New Guinea
292 for 8 in50 ov - Nepal
286 for 8 in50 ov
Papua New Guinea won by 6 runs
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchCJA Amini
Papua New Guinea (292/8) beat Nepal (286/8) by 6 runs in 1st ODI of Papua New Guinea tour of Nepal 2022 at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Fri 25 Mar 2022. Rohit Paudel top-scored with 126 off 107 balls, N Vanua took 3/62 and CJA Amini was player of the match.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea1st innings | 292/8 (292 for 8) | 50 | 5.84 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 286/8 (286 for 8) | 50 | 5.72 | 293 |
Top performers
Batters
- Rohit PaudelNepal126 (107)7 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 117.8
- CJA AminiPapua New Guinea77 (103)6 fours, 1 six, strike rate 74.8
- A ValaPapua New Guinea60 (55)11 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 109.1
Bowlers
- N VanuaPapua New Guinea3/62 (10 ov)economy 6.20
- Dipendra Singh AireeNepal2/30 (10 ov)economy 3.00
- A ValaPapua New Guinea2/33 (10 ov)economy 3.30
Papua New Guinea1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP Urac B Sharki b DS Airee | 38 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 80.85 |
| H Hiric AK Sah b Sompal Kami | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| A Valab DS Airee | 60 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 109.09 |
| CJA Aminib Sompal Kami | 77 | 103 | 6 | 1 | 74.76 |
| S Bauc K Bhurtel b S Lamichhane | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R Hekureb P Sarraf | 31 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 77.50 |
| N Vanuac DS Airee b KS Airee | 47 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 167.86 |
| J Kilanot out | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 118.18 |
| SK Ataib KS Airee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras b 4, lb 5, w 10, nb 1 | 20 | ||||
| Total 8 wkts, 50 ov, RR 5.84 | 292 | ||||
Did not bat N Pokana, SI Kamea
Fall of wickets
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamal Singh Airee | 9 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 6.22 | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 9 | 0 | 81 | 2 | 9.00 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 3.00 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 6.20 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Pawan Sarraf | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 5.00 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Dev Khanal | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3.83 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktH Hiri & TP Ura21 (24)
- 2nd wktTP Ura & A Vala49 (54)
- 3rd wktA Vala & CJA Amini74 (73)
- 4th wktS Bau & CJA Amini1 (10)
- 5th wktR Hekure & CJA Amini61 (87)
- 6th wktCJA Amini & N Vanua48 (24)
- 7th wktN Vanua & J Kila33 (24)
- 8th wktSK Atai & J Kila5 (4)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelb N Vanua | 32 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Anil Sahc S Bau b N Vanua | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Dev Khanalc H Hiri b N Pokana | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireec J Kila b CJA Amini | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 88.24 |
| Rohit Paudelc CJA Amini b N Vanua | 126 | 107 | 7 | 4 | 117.76 |
| Aarif Sheikhc & b A Vala | 34 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 53.13 |
| Bhim Sharkic S Bau b CJA Amini | 17 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 94.44 |
| Pawan Sarrafc sub (L Siaka) b A Vala | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Sompal Kaminot out | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Kamal Singh Aireenot out | 18 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Extras b 1, lb 6, w 4, nb 2 | 13 | ||||
| Total 8 wkts, 50 ov, RR 5.72 | 286 | ||||
Did not bat Sandeep Lamichhane
Fall of wickets
- 36-1Anil Sah7.3 ov
- 45-2Dev Khanal9.0 ov
- 45-3Kushal Bhurtel9.1 ov
- 73-4Dipendra Singh Airee12.3 ov
- 177-5Aarif Sheikh35.1 ov
- 217-6Bhim Sharki40.5 ov
- 242-7Pawan Sarraf43.4 ov
- 251-8Rohit Paudel45.2 ov
Partnerships
- 1st wktAnil Sah & Kushal Bhurtel36 (45)
- 2nd wktDev Khanal & Kushal Bhurtel9 (9)
- 3rd wktKushal Bhurtel & Dipendra Singh Airee0 (1)
- 4th wktDipendra Singh Airee & Rohit Paudel28 (20)
- 5th wktAarif Sheikh & Rohit Paudel104 (136)
- 6th wktBhim Sharki & Rohit Paudel40 (34)
- 7th wktPawan Sarraf & Rohit Paudel25 (17)
- 8th wktRohit Paudel & Sompal Kami9 (10)
- 9th wktSompal Kami & Kamal Singh Airee35 (28)
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
- Papua New Guinea tour of Nepal 2022
- Match
- 1st ODI
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- ODI, 50 overs a side
- Date
- Friday, 25 March 2022
- Toss
- Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl
- Result
- Papua New Guinea won by 6 runs
- Player of the match
- CJA Amini
- Umpires
- DN Subedi and RR Wimalasiri
- Reserve umpire
- VK Jha
- Match referee
- WC Labrooy
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Anil SahWicketkeeper
- Dev KhanalBatter
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Aarif SheikhBatter
- Bhim SharkiBatter
- Pawan SarrafAll-rounder
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
- Kamal Singh Airee
- Sandeep Lamichhane
Also played this season Gulshan Jha
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.



