Papua New Guinea
Also played this season CJA Amini, A Nao, KV Morea, L Siaka, SK Atai, D Bau
Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-23 · Match 132Result
Papua New Guinea v Nepal
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- Papua New Guinea
179 all out in49.2 ov - Nepal
182 for 7 in48.0 ov
Nepal won by 3 wickets
Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the matchAasif Sheikh
Nepal (182/7) beat Papua New Guinea (179) by 3 wickets in Match 132 of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-23 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Fri 3 Mar 2023. Aasif Sheikh top-scored with 86 off 130 balls and was player of the match, and A Vala took 3/21.
Updated
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea1st innings | 179 (179 all out) | 49.2 | 3.63 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 182/7 (182 for 7) | 48 | 3.79 | 180 |
Top performers
Batters
- Aasif SheikhNepal86 (130)2 fours, 1 six, strike rate 66.2
- TP UraPapua New Guinea39 (51)2 fours, 1 six, strike rate 76.5
- Sandeep LamichhaneNepal35 (50)3 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 70.0
Bowlers
- A ValaPapua New Guinea3/21 (10 ov)economy 2.10
- Dipendra Singh AireeNepal2/30 (10 ov)economy 3.00
- SI KameaPapua New Guinea2/37 (10 ov)economy 3.70
Papua New Guinea1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP Urac & b Sompal Kami | 39 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 76.47 |
| K Dorigalbw b S Lamichhane | 26 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 60.47 |
| S Baurun out (Aasif Sheikh/Aarif Sheikh) | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 45.83 |
| A Valalbw b Kushal Malla | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 57.89 |
| H Hiric G Malla b DS Airee | 31 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 49.21 |
| G Tokab DS Airee | 15 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 34.88 |
| CA Soperrun out (DS Airee/Karan KC) | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.82 |
| R Hekureb Sompal Kami | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| N Vanuab Karan KC | 14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 87.50 |
| HGV Varenot out | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| SI Kamearun out (G Malla/S Lamichhane) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras b 1, lb 3, w 4, nb 0 | 8 | ||||
| Total all out, 49.2 ov, RR 3.63 | 179 | ||||
Fall of wickets
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| Karan KC | 8 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 3.88 | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 9.2 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3.43 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 3.00 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Malla | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3.60 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktK Doriga & TP Ura42 (63)
- 2nd wktTP Ura & S Bau31 (48)
- 3rd wktTP Ura & A Vala14 (20)
- 4th wktA Vala & H Hiri4 (7)
- 5th wktG Toka & H Hiri32 (78)
- 6th wktH Hiri & CA Soper24 (34)
- 7th wktH Hiri & R Hekure2 (9)
- 8th wktR Hekure & N Vanua13 (20)
- 9th wktN Vanua & HGV Vare12 (13)
- 10th wktHGV Vare & SI Kamea5 (4)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtellbw b SI Kamea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Aasif Sheikhnot out | 86 | 130 | 2 | 1 | 66.15 |
| Gyanendra Mallac R Hekure b SI Kamea | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Bhim Sharkic & b A Vala | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 22.86 |
| Rohit Paudelc HGV Vare b A Vala | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Aarif Sheikhb A Vala | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireelbw b S Bau | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Kushal Mallac & b S Bau | 23 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 88.46 |
| Sandeep Lamichhanenot out | 35 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Extras b 2, lb 1, w 10, nb 1 | 14 | ||||
| Total 7 wkts, 48 ov, RR 3.79 | 182 | ||||
Did not bat Karan KC, Sompal Kami
Fall of wickets
- 0-1Kushal Bhurtel0.1 ov
- 14-2Gyanendra Malla4.5 ov
- 46-3Bhim Sharki15.2 ov
- 51-4Rohit Paudel17.1 ov
- 53-5Aarif Sheikh17.5 ov
- 74-6Dipendra Singh Airee23.0 ov
- 105-7Kushal Malla32.0 ov
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh0 (1)
- 2nd wktGyanendra Malla & Aasif Sheikh14 (28)
- 3rd wktBhim Sharki & Aasif Sheikh32 (63)
- 4th wktRohit Paudel & Aasif Sheikh5 (11)
- 5th wktAarif Sheikh & Aasif Sheikh2 (4)
- 6th wktDipendra Singh Airee & Aasif Sheikh21 (31)
- 7th wktKushal Malla & Aasif Sheikh31 (54)
- 8th wktSandeep Lamichhane & Aasif Sheikh77 (96)
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 Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-23
- Match
- Match 132
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- ODI, 50 overs a side
- Date
- Friday, 3 March 2023
- Toss
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bat
- Result
- Nepal won by 3 wickets
- Player of the match
- Aasif Sheikh
- Umpires
- Akbar Ali and LE Hannibal
- Reserve umpire
- Bismillah Shinwari
- Match referee
- Ali Naqvi
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Gyanendra MallaWicketkeeper
- Bhim SharkiBatter
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Aarif SheikhBatter
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Kushal MallaAll-rounder
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Karan KCAll-rounder
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
Also played this season Binod Bhandari, Lalit Rajbanshi, Gulshan Jha, Sushan Bhari, Dev Khanal, Sagar Dhakal, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Arjun Saud, Paras Khadka, Subash Prasad Khakurel, Sundeep Jora, Basir Ahamad, Bikram Sob, Pawan Sarraf, Abinash Bohara, Kamal Singh Airee, Sharad Vesawkar, H Shah, Kishore Mahato, Pratish GC, Sunil Dhamala
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.