Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 · 7th Place Play-OffResult
United Arab Emirates v Nepal
Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare
- United Arab Emirates
181 all out in46.5 ov - Nepal
185 for 7 in43.2 ov
Nepal won by 3 wickets
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchDipendra Singh Airee
Nepal (185/7) beat United Arab Emirates (181) by 3 wickets in 7th Place Play-Off of ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 at Takashinga Sports Club, Highfield, Harare on Sun 2 Jul 2023. Dipendra Singh Airee top-scored with 79 off 85 balls and was player of the match, and Sandeep Lamichhane took 3/23.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates1st innings | 181 (181 all out) | 46.5 | 3.86 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 185/7 (185 for 7) | 43.2 | 4.27 | 182 |
Top performers
Batters
- Dipendra Singh AireeNepal79 (85)7 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 92.9
- V AravindUnited Arab Emirates44 (75)4 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 58.7
- Rohan MustafaUnited Arab Emirates35 (56)3 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 62.5
Bowlers
- Sandeep LamichhaneNepal3/23 (10 ov)economy 2.30
- Karan KCNepal3/36 (8.5 ov)economy 4.08
- Muhammad JawadullahUnited Arab Emirates3/46 (10 ov)economy 4.60
United Arab Emirates1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asif Khanc A Saud b Karan KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A Sharmac Aarif Sheikh b S Lamichhane | 28 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 65.12 |
| V Aravindb Gulsan Jha | 44 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 58.67 |
| Rameez Shahzadlbw b S Lamichhane | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Rohan Mustafac A Saud b Karan KC | 35 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Basil Hameedc Karan KC b DS Airee | 29 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 82.86 |
| Ali Naseerrun out (RK Paudel) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| SM Sharmac A Saud b S Lamichhane | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| KP Meiyappannot out | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Junaid Siddiqueb Pratis GC | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Muhammad Jawadullahb Karan KC | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Extras b 1, lb 1, w 10, nb 1 | 13 | ||||
| Total all out, 46.5 ov, RR 3.86 | 181 | ||||
Fall of wickets
- 0-1Asif Khan0.2 ov
- 64-2A Sharma15.0 ov
- 85-3Rameez Shahzad22.5 ov
- 97-4V Aravind27.3 ov
- 155-5Rohan Mustafa39.3 ov
- 159-6Basil Hameed40.3 ov
- 162-7Ali Naseer41.1 ov
- 177-8SM Sharma44.1 ov
- 178-9Junaid Siddique45.3 ov
- 181-10Muhammad Jawadullah46.5 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 8.5 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 4.08 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Pratish GC | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulshan Jha | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 5.33 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5.17 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 2.30 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2.80 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktAsif Khan & A Sharma0 (2)
- 2nd wktA Sharma & V Aravind64 (88)
- 3rd wktRameez Shahzad & V Aravind21 (47)
- 4th wktV Aravind & Rohan Mustafa12 (28)
- 5th wktRohan Mustafa & Basil Hameed58 (72)
- 6th wktBasil Hameed & Ali Naseer4 (6)
- 7th wktAli Naseer & SM Sharma3 (4)
- 8th wktSM Sharma & KP Meiyappan15 (18)
- 9th wktJunaid Siddique & KP Meiyappan1 (8)
- 10th wktMuhammad Jawadullah & KP Meiyappan3 (8)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelc SM Sharma b Ali Naseer | 35 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 59.32 |
| Arjun Saudlbw b Muhammad Jawadullah | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Gyanendra Mallac Basil Hameed b Junaid Siddique | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Rohit Paudelc A Sharma b Muhammad Jawadullah | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Bhim Sharkic A Sharma b Muhammad Jawadullah | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Aarif Sheikhlbw b SM Sharma | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireenot out | 79 | 85 | 7 | 2 | 92.94 |
| Gulshan Jhac A Sharma b Rohan Mustafa | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Sandeep Lamichhanenot out | 23 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 62.16 |
| Extras b 4, lb 5, w 6, nb 1 | 16 | ||||
| Total 7 wkts, 43.2 ov, RR 4.27 | 185 | ||||
Did not bat Karan KC, Pratish GC
Fall of wickets
- 2-1Arjun Saud1.1 ov
- 29-2Gyanendra Malla9.0 ov
- 49-3Rohit Paudel14.3 ov
- 52-4Bhim Sharki16.3 ov
- 55-5Aarif Sheikh17.4 ov
- 63-6Kushal Bhurtel20.5 ov
- 106-7Gulshan Jha28.2 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Siddique | 10 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2.00 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 4.60 | 39 | 4 | 0 |
| Ali Naseer | 9.2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 4.39 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| SM Sharma | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 4.11 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| KP Meiyappan | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktArjun Saud & Kushal Bhurtel2 (7)
- 2nd wktGyanendra Malla & Kushal Bhurtel27 (47)
- 3rd wktRohit Paudel & Kushal Bhurtel20 (33)
- 4th wktBhim Sharki & Kushal Bhurtel3 (12)
- 5th wktAarif Sheikh & Kushal Bhurtel3 (7)
- 6th wktKushal Bhurtel & Dipendra Singh Airee8 (19)
- 7th wktGulshan Jha & Dipendra Singh Airee43 (45)
- 8th wktDipendra Singh Airee & Sandeep Lamichhane79 (90)
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 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023
- Match
- 7th Place Play-Off
- Stage
- Playoff
- Format
- ODI, 50 overs a side
- Date
- Sunday, 2 July 2023
- Toss
- Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl
- Result
- Nepal won by 3 wickets
- Player of the match
- Dipendra Singh Airee
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and BP Jele
- TV umpire
- RR Wimalasiri
- Reserve umpire
- WR Knights
- Match referee
- GF Labrooy
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Arjun SaudWicketkeeper
- Gyanendra MallaWicketkeeper
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Bhim SharkiBatter
- Aarif SheikhBatter
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Gulshan JhaAll-rounder
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Karan KCAll-rounder
- Pratish GC
Also played this season Kushal Malla, Aasif Sheikh, Lalit Rajbanshi, Kishore Mahato, Sompal Kami
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.