Papua New Guinea
Also played this season S Bau, K Doriga, SI Kamea, HGV Vare, KV Morea, G Toka
Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-23 · Match 68 · PNG v NEPResult
Papua New Guinea v Nepal
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Papua New Guinea
204 for 8 in50 ov - Nepal
208 for 8 in49.2 ov
Nepal won by 2 wickets
Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the matchRohit Paudel
Nepal (208/8) beat Papua New Guinea (204/8) by 2 wickets in Match 68 of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-23 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wed 16 Mar 2022. Rohit Paudel top-scored with 60 off 83 balls and was player of the match, and Sompal Kami took 3/48.
Updated
Ball-by-ball commentary arrives after the match
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea1st innings | 204/8 (204 for 8) | 50 | 4.08 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 208/8 (208 for 8) | 49.2 | 4.22 | 205 |
Top performers
Batters
- Rohit PaudelNepal60 (83)4 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 72.3
- CJA AminiPapua New Guinea59 (82)7 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 72.0
- Aarif SheikhNepal49 (83)1 four, 0 sixes, strike rate 59.0
Bowlers
- Sompal KamiNepal3/48 (10 ov)economy 4.80
- R HekurePapua New Guinea2/32 (9.2 ov)economy 3.43
- A NaoPapua New Guinea2/37 (10 ov)economy 3.70
Papua New Guinea1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP Urac Binod Bhandari b Aarif Sheikh | 27 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 79.41 |
| L Siakab Sandeep Lamichhane | 25 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 75.76 |
| A Valac Kushal Bhurtel b Gyanendra Malla | 19 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 36.54 |
| CJA Aminic Dipendra Singh Airee b Sompal Kami | 59 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 71.95 |
| H Hirirun out (Gyanendra Malla/Binod Bhandari) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| CA Soperb Sompal Kami | 35 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 47.30 |
| N Vanuarun out (Dipendra Singh Airee/Binod Bhandari) | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 191.67 |
| A Naob Sompal Kami | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| R Hekurenot out | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| SK Atainot out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 1, w 3, nb 0 | 4 | ||||
| Total 8 wkts, 50 ov, RR 4.08 | 204 | ||||
Did not bat D Bau
Fall of wickets
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 4.80 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| Karan KC | 8 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 7.00 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2.67 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 3.00 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2.60 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyanendra Malla | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Sagar Dhakal | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktTP Ura & L Siaka51 (58)
- 2nd wktL Siaka & A Vala4 (20)
- 3rd wktA Vala & CJA Amini35 (66)
- 4th wktH Hiri & CJA Amini1 (4)
- 5th wktCJA Amini & CA Soper74 (120)
- 6th wktN Vanua & CA Soper26 (16)
- 7th wktCA Soper & A Nao2 (6)
- 8th wktA Nao & R Hekure3 (4)
- 9th wktR Hekure & SK Atai8 (6)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelc D Bau b A Nao | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Aasif Sheikhst D Bau b A Vala | 16 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Gyanendra Mallalbw b N Vanua | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireec A Nao b R Hekure | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Rohit Paudelc N Vanua b R Hekure | 60 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 72.29 |
| Aarif Sheikhlbw b A Nao | 49 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 59.04 |
| Binod Bhandarilbw b N Vanua | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 44.00 |
| Karan KCnot out | 29 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 116.00 |
| Sompal Kamic R Hekure b CA Soper | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Sandeep Lamichhanenot out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras b 0, lb 8, w 14, nb 0 | 22 | ||||
| Total 8 wkts, 49.2 ov, RR 4.22 | 208 | ||||
Did not bat Sagar Dhakal
Fall of wickets
- 1-1Kushal Bhurtel1.1 ov
- 6-2Gyanendra Malla2.4 ov
- 24-3Dipendra Singh Airee9.2 ov
- 42-4Aasif Sheikh15.0 ov
- 142-5Rohit Paudel37.2 ov
- 159-6Aarif Sheikh43.2 ov
- 172-7Binod Bhandari46.1 ov
- 193-8Sompal Kami48.4 ov
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh1 (7)
- 2nd wktGyanendra Malla & Aasif Sheikh5 (9)
- 3rd wktDipendra Singh Airee & Aasif Sheikh18 (40)
- 4th wktAasif Sheikh & Rohit Paudel18 (34)
- 5th wktRohit Paudel & Aarif Sheikh100 (134)
- 6th wktAarif Sheikh & Binod Bhandari17 (36)
- 7th wktBinod Bhandari & Karan KC13 (17)
- 8th wktSompal Kami & Karan KC21 (15)
- 9th wktKaran KC & Sandeep Lamichhane15 (4)
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 68
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- ODI, 50 overs a side
- Date
- Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- Toss
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bat
- Result
- Nepal won by 2 wickets
- Player of the match
- Rohit Paudel
- Umpires
- Akbar Ali and Shiju Sam
- Reserve umpire
- RR Wimalasiri
- Match referee
- WC Labrooy
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Gyanendra MallaWicketkeeper
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Aarif SheikhBatter
- Binod BhandariWicketkeeper
- Karan KCAll-rounder
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Sagar DhakalBowler
Also played this season Kushal Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Gulshan Jha, Sushan Bhari, Dev Khanal, Bhim Sharki, 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.