Papua New Guinea
Also played this season TP Ura, A Nao, L Siaka, SK Atai, D Bau, G Toka
Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-23 · Match 138 · PNG v NEPResult
Papua New Guinea v Nepal
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Papua New Guinea
95 all out in32.0 ov - Nepal
100 for 1 in7.4 ov
Nepal won by 9 wickets
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchSandeep Lamichhane
Nepal (100/1) beat Papua New Guinea (95) by 9 wickets in Match 138 of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-23 at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Mon 13 Mar 2023. Aasif Sheikh top-scored with 53 off 21 balls and Sandeep Lamichhane took 5/25 and was player of the match.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea1st innings | 95 (95 all out) | 32 | 2.97 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 100/1 (100 for 1) | 7.4 | 13.04 | 96 |
Top performers
Batters
- Aasif SheikhNepal53 (21)8 fours, 3 sixes, strike rate 252.4
- Kushal BhurtelNepal33 (14)4 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 235.7
- A ValaPapua New Guinea20 (31)2 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 64.5
Bowlers
- Sandeep LamichhaneNepal5/25 (10 ov)economy 2.50
- Kushal MallaNepal2/6 (3 ov)economy 2.00
- Lalit RajbanshiNepal2/13 (7 ov)economy 1.86
Papua New Guinea1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Dorigab Lalit Rajbanshi | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| H Hiric Karan KC b Sompal Kami | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 63.64 |
| S Baub Sandeep Lamichhane | 18 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 64.29 |
| A Valac Lalit Rajbanshi b Sandeep Lamichhane | 20 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 64.52 |
| CJA Aminic Lalit Rajbanshi b Sandeep Lamichhane | 16 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| R Hekurec & b Lalit Rajbanshi | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| CA Sopernot out | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 29.63 |
| N Vanuac Dipendra Singh Airee b Kushal Malla | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HGV Vareb Sandeep Lamichhane | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| KV Moreac Bhim Sharki b Kushal Malla | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| SI Kameab Sandeep Lamichhane | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 3, w 2, nb 0 | 5 | ||||
| Total all out, 32 ov, RR 2.97 | 95 | ||||
Fall of wickets
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 5 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 4.40 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 7 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1.86 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Karan KC | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 2.50 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Malla | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktK Doriga & H Hiri5 (22)
- 2nd wktH Hiri & S Bau12 (19)
- 3rd wktS Bau & A Vala32 (43)
- 4th wktA Vala & CJA Amini21 (31)
- 5th wktR Hekure & CJA Amini9 (22)
- 6th wktCJA Amini & CA Soper0 (2)
- 7th wktN Vanua & CA Soper3 (21)
- 8th wktHGV Vare & CA Soper11 (19)
- 9th wktKV Morea & CA Soper1 (4)
- 10th wktSI Kamea & CA Soper1 (9)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtellbw b CA Soper | 33 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 235.71 |
| Aasif Sheikhnot out | 53 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 252.38 |
| Kushal Mallanot out | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 92.31 |
| Extras b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total 1 wkt, 7.4 ov, RR 13.04 | 100 | ||||
Did not bat Dipendra Singh Airee, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Rohit Paudel, Aarif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sandeep Lamichhane
Fall of wickets
- 51-1Kushal Bhurtel3.3 ov
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh51 (21)
- 2nd wktAasif Sheikh & Kushal Malla49 (25)
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 138
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- ODI, 50 overs a side
- Date
- Monday, 13 March 2023
- Toss
- Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl
- Result
- Nepal won by 9 wickets
- Player of the match
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Umpires
- RR Wimalasiri and VK Jha
- Reserve umpire
- BB Pradhan
- Match referee
- M Nayyar
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Kushal MallaAll-rounder
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Karan KCAll-rounder
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Aarif SheikhBatter
- Bhim SharkiBatter
- Lalit RajbanshiBowler
- Sandeep Lamichhane
Also played this season Gyanendra Malla, Binod Bhandari, 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.