United Arab Emirates
- Waseem Muhammad
- Adeeb Usmani
- A Sharafu
- Harpreet Singh
- AD Nath
- Shoaib Khan
- Nilansh Keswani
- Muhammad Arfan
- Khuzaima Tanveer
- Zuhaib Zubair
- Ajay Kumar
Also played this season Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique
United Arab Emirates tour of Nepal 2026 · 2nd T20IResult
United Arab Emirates v Nepal
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- United Arab Emirates
128 for 8 in20 ov - Nepal
129 for 2 in15.5 ov
Nepal won by 8 wickets
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchKushal Bhurtel
Nepal (129/2) beat United Arab Emirates (128/8) by 8 wickets in 2nd T20I of United Arab Emirates tour of Nepal 2026 at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Tue 21 Apr 2026. Kushal Bhurtel top-scored with 84 off 57 balls and was player of the match, and Sandeep Lamichhane took 3/6.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates1st innings | 128/8 (128 for 8) | 20 | 6.40 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 129/2 (129 for 2) | 15.5 | 8.15 | 129 |
Top performers
Batters
- Kushal BhurtelNepal84 (57)12 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 147.4
- AD NathUnited Arab Emirates53 (42)3 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 126.2
- Muhammad ArfanUnited Arab Emirates32 (36)2 fours, 1 six, strike rate 88.9
Bowlers
- Sandeep LamichhaneNepal3/6 (4 ov)economy 1.50
- Hemant DhamiNepal2/20 (4 ov)economy 5.00
- Muhammad ArfanUnited Arab Emirates1/19 (3 ov)economy 6.33
United Arab Emirates1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseem Muhammadlbw b H Dhami | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Adeeb Usmanilbw b S Lamichhane | 30 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 136.36 |
| A Sharafuc Lokesh Bam b NK Yadav | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Harpreet Singhlbw b H Dhami | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| AD Nathnot out | 53 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 126.19 |
| Shoaib Khanc H Dhami b Shahab Alam | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nilansh Keswanirun out (DS Airee/Lokesh Bam) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Muhammad Arfanc DS Airee b S Lamichhane | 32 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 88.89 |
| Khuzaima Tanveerc DS Airee b S Lamichhane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zuhaib Zubairnot out | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160.00 |
| Extras b 1, lb 0, w 1, nb 1 | 3 | ||||
| Total 8 wkts, 20 ov, RR 6.40 | 128 | ||||
Did not bat Ajay Kumar
Fall of wickets
- 0-1Waseem Muhammad0.1 ov
- 15-2A Sharafu1.4 ov
- 20-3Harpreet Singh2.2 ov
- 47-4Adeeb Usmani6.3 ov
- 48-5Shoaib Khan7.3 ov
- 48-6Nilansh Keswani7.5 ov
- 112-7Muhammad Arfan18.2 ov
- 112-8Khuzaima Tanveer18.3 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemant Dhami | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Nandan Yadav | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11.00 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Shahab Alam | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1.50 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Santosh Yadav | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulshan Jha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktWaseem Muhammad & Adeeb Usmani0 (1)
- 2nd wktA Sharafu & Adeeb Usmani15 (9)
- 3rd wktHarpreet Singh & Adeeb Usmani5 (4)
- 4th wktAdeeb Usmani & AD Nath27 (25)
- 5th wktShoaib Khan & AD Nath1 (6)
- 6th wktNilansh Keswani & AD Nath0 (2)
- 7th wktMuhammad Arfan & AD Nath64 (63)
- 8th wktKhuzaima Tanveer & AD Nath0 (1)
- 9th wktZuhaib Zubair & AD Nath16 (9)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelnot out | 84 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 147.37 |
| Kushal Mallac Waseem Muhammad b Muhammad Arfan | 19 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 111.76 |
| Santosh Yadavst Adeeb Usmani b Nilansh Keswani | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireenot out | 23 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 135.29 |
| Extras b 0, lb 0, w 2, nb 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total 2 wkts, 15.5 ov, RR 8.15 | 129 | ||||
Did not bat Lokesh Bam, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shahab Alam, Gulshan Jha, Hemant Dhami, Nandan Yadav, Aarif Sheikh
Fall of wickets
- 67-1Kushal Malla7.3 ov
- 71-2Santosh Yadav8.3 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Kumar | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Khuzaima Tanveer | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 13.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Nilansh Keswani | 3.5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 8.09 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Muhammad Arfan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Zuhaib Zubair | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Malla & Kushal Bhurtel67 (45)
- 2nd wktSantosh Yadav & Kushal Bhurtel4 (6)
- 3rd wktKushal Bhurtel & Dipendra Singh Airee58 (44)
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
- United Arab Emirates tour of Nepal 2026
- Match
- 2nd T20I
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Tuesday, 21 April 2026
- Toss
- Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl
- Result
- Nepal won by 8 wickets
- Player of the match
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Umpires
- BB Pradhan and VK Jha
- TV umpire
- DN Subedi
- Reserve umpire
- SK Sigdel
- Match referee
- WC Labrooy
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Kushal MallaAll-rounder
- Santosh Yadav
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Lokesh BamWicketkeeper
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Shahab AlamBowler
- Gulshan JhaAll-rounder
- Hemant Dhami
- Nandan YadavBowler
- Aarif SheikhBatter
Also played this season Arjun Saud, Basir Ahamad, Sher Malla, Sundeep Jora
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.