Saudi Arabia v Nepal
Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 2), Al Amarat
- Saudi Arabia
73 for 7 in8 ov - Nepal
75 for 4 in7.2 ov
Nepal won by 6 wickets
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchGulshan Jha
Nepal (75/4) beat Saudi Arabia (73/7) by 6 wickets in Match 18 of ACC Men's Premier Cup 2024 at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 2), Al Amarat on Wed 17 Apr 2024. Abdul Waheed top-scored with 37 off 16 balls, Ishtiaq Ahmad took 2/7 and Gulshan Jha was player of the match.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia1st innings | 73/7 (73 for 7) | 8 | 9.13 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 75/4 (75 for 4) | 7.2 | 10.23 | 74 |
Top performers
Batters
- Abdul WaheedSaudi Arabia37 (16)3 fours, 3 sixes, strike rate 231.3
- Gulshan JhaNepal32 (19)2 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 168.4
- Dipendra Singh AireeNepal17 (9)3 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 188.9
Bowlers
- Ishtiaq AhmadSaudi Arabia2/7 (2 ov)economy 3.50
- Abinash BoharaNepal2/15 (2 ov)economy 7.50
- Karan KCNepal2/21 (2 ov)economy 10.50
Saudi Arabia1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faisal Khanc Kushal Malla b Karan KC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 |
| Manan Alic K Bhurtel b Karan KC | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Abdul Waheedlbw b Pratis GC | 37 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 231.25 |
| Waji Ul Hassanc Karan KC b LN Rajbanshi | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Kashif Abbaslbw b A Bohara | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Hisham Sheikhc RK Paudel b A Bohara | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Usman Khalidnot out | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Saad Khanrun out (Aasif Sheikh/Kushal Malla) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 1 | 5 | ||||
| Total 7 wkts, 8 ov, RR 9.13 | 73 | ||||
Did not bat Zain Ul Abidin, Usman Najeeb, Ishtiaq Ahmad
Fall of wickets
- 6-1Faisal Khan0.2 ov
- 20-2Manan Ali2.1 ov
- 42-3Waji Ul Hassan4.0 ov
- 55-4Abdul Waheed5.4 ov
- 63-5Kashif Abbas6.2 ov
- 64-6Hisham Sheikh6.4 ov
- 73-7Saad Khan8.0 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 10.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Abinash Bohara | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Pratish GC | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktFaisal Khan & Manan Ali6 (2)
- 2nd wktManan Ali & Abdul Waheed14 (11)
- 3rd wktWaji Ul Hassan & Abdul Waheed22 (11)
- 4th wktAbdul Waheed & Kashif Abbas13 (10)
- 5th wktKashif Abbas & Hisham Sheikh8 (4)
- 6th wktHisham Sheikh & Usman Khalid1 (2)
- 7th wktSaad Khan & Usman Khalid9 (8)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelc Usman Najeeb b Ishtiaq Ahmad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Aasif Sheikhc Usman Khalid b Usman Najeeb | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Kushal Mallab Ishtiaq Ahmad | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireec Ishtiaq Ahmad b Waji Ul Hassan | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 188.89 |
| Gulshan Jhanot out | 32 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 168.42 |
| Rohit Paudelnot out | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 228.57 |
| Extras b 0, lb 0, w 5, nb 1 | 6 | ||||
| Total 4 wkts, 7.2 ov, RR 10.23 | 75 | ||||
Did not bat Sundeep Jora, Karan KC, Pratish GC, Abinash Bohara, Lalit Rajbanshi
Fall of wickets
- 0-1Kushal Bhurtel0.2 ov
- 5-2Aasif Sheikh1.2 ov
- 15-3Kushal Malla2.2 ov
- 48-4Dipendra Singh Airee5.0 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishtiaq Ahmad | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Usman Najeeb | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Zain Ul Abidin | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Waji Ul Hassan | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 12.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hisham Sheikh | 0.2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh0 (2)
- 2nd wktAasif Sheikh & Kushal Malla5 (6)
- 3rd wktKushal Malla & Dipendra Singh Airee10 (6)
- 4th wktDipendra Singh Airee & Gulshan Jha33 (16)
- 5th wktGulshan Jha & Rohit Paudel27 (14)
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
- ACC Men's Premier Cup 2024
- Match
- Match 18
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Wednesday, 17 April 2024
- Toss
- Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl
- Result
- Nepal won by 6 wickets
- Player of the match
- Gulshan Jha
- Umpires
- Morshed Ali Khan and V Kalidas
- TV umpire
- Tabarak Dar
- Reserve umpire
- N D'Souza
- Match referee
- Hamim Khan
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Kushal MallaAll-rounder
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Gulshan JhaAll-rounder
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Sundeep JoraBatter
- Karan KCAll-rounder
- Pratish GC
- Abinash BoharaBowler
- Lalit RajbanshiBowler
Also played this season Sompal Kami, Bibek Yadav
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.


