T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Final 2023 · Semi FinalResult
United Arab Emirates v Nepal
Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kathmandu
- United Arab Emirates
134 for 9 in20 ov - Nepal
135 for 2 in17.1 ov
Nepal won by 8 wickets
United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the matchAasif Sheikh
Nepal (135/2) beat United Arab Emirates (134/9) by 8 wickets in Semi Final of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Final 2023 at Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kathmandu on Fri 3 Nov 2023. V Aravind top-scored with 64 off 51 balls, Kushal Malla took 3/11 and Aasif Sheikh was player of the match.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates1st innings | 134/9 (134 for 9) | 20 | 6.70 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 135/2 (135 for 2) | 17.1 | 7.86 | 135 |
Top performers
Batters
- V AravindUnited Arab Emirates64 (51)8 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 125.5
- Aasif SheikhNepal64 (51)7 fours, 1 six, strike rate 125.5
- Rohit PaudelNepal34 (20)2 fours, 2 sixes, strike rate 170.0
Bowlers
- Kushal MallaNepal3/11 (3 ov)economy 3.67
- Sandeep LamichhaneNepal2/14 (4 ov)economy 3.50
- Rohit PaudelNepal1/6 (1 ov)economy 6.00
United Arab Emirates1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseem Muhammadc Karan KC b Sompal Kami | 26 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 162.50 |
| Khalid Shahrun out (Sompal Kami) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| V Aravindc Gulsan Jha b Kushal Malla | 64 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 125.49 |
| Asif Khanlbw b S Lamichhane | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 92.86 |
| A Sharafuc Sompal Kami b Kushal Malla | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Ali Naseerc K Bhurtel b RK Paudel | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Basil Hameedc Gulsan Jha b S Lamichhane | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Aayan Afzal Khanc K Bhurtel b Kushal Malla | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Nilansh Keswaninot out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Junaid Siddiquerun out (Aasif Sheikh/RK Paudel) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras b 2, lb 0, w 1, nb 0 | 3 | ||||
| Total 9 wkts, 20 ov, RR 6.70 | 134 | ||||
Did not bat Zahoor Khan
Fall of wickets
- 29-1Khalid Shah3.1 ov
- 30-2Waseem Muhammad3.4 ov
- 62-3Asif Khan10.0 ov
- 88-4A Sharafu13.4 ov
- 100-5Ali Naseer15.5 ov
- 118-6Basil Hameed17.1 ov
- 129-7V Aravind19.1 ov
- 130-8Aayan Afzal Khan19.3 ov
- 134-9Junaid Siddique20.0 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulshan Jha | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3.50 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Malla | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3.67 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Abinash Bohara | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Paudel | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktWaseem Muhammad & Khalid Shah29 (19)
- 2nd wktWaseem Muhammad & V Aravind1 (3)
- 3rd wktAsif Khan & V Aravind32 (38)
- 4th wktA Sharafu & V Aravind26 (22)
- 5th wktAli Naseer & V Aravind12 (13)
- 6th wktBasil Hameed & V Aravind18 (8)
- 7th wktV Aravind & Aayan Afzal Khan11 (12)
- 8th wktAayan Afzal Khan & Nilansh Keswani1 (2)
- 9th wktJunaid Siddique & Nilansh Keswani4 (3)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelc Waseem Muhammad b Nilansh Keswani | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 137.50 |
| Aasif Sheikhnot out | 64 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 125.49 |
| Gulshan Jhab Basil Hameed | 22 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Rohit Paudelnot out | 34 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 170.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 2, w 2, nb 0 | 4 | ||||
| Total 2 wkts, 17.1 ov, RR 7.86 | 135 | ||||
Did not bat Bibek Yadav, Karan KC, Abinash Bohara, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami
Fall of wickets
- 26-1Kushal Bhurtel3.0 ov
- 67-2Gulshan Jha9.3 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Siddique | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Nilansh Keswani | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Naseer | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Zahoor Khan | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Basil Hameed | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Waseem Muhammad | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh26 (18)
- 2nd wktGulshan Jha & Aasif Sheikh41 (39)
- 3rd wktAasif Sheikh & Rohit Paudel68 (46)
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 T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Final 2023
- Match
- Semi Final
- Stage
- Playoff
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Friday, 3 November 2023
- Toss
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to bat
- Result
- Nepal won by 8 wickets
- Player of the match
- Aasif Sheikh
- Umpires
- Gazi Sohel and Rashid Riaz
- Reserve umpire
- V Kalidas
- Match referee
- Ali Naqvi
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Gulshan JhaAll-rounder
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Bibek Yadav
- Karan KCAll-rounder
- Abinash BoharaBowler
- Kushal MallaAll-rounder
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
Also played this season 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.