United Arab Emirates v Nepal
Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat
- United Arab Emirates
175 for 7 in20 ov - Nepal
107 all out in18.4 ov
United Arab Emirates won by 68 runs
United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the matchAhmed Raza
United Arab Emirates (175/7) beat Nepal (107) by 68 runs in Semi Final of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A 2022 at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat on Tue 22 Feb 2022. Waseem Muhammad top-scored with 70 off 48 balls and Ahmed Raza took 5/19 and was player of the match.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates1st innings | 175/7 (175 for 7) | 20 | 8.75 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 107 (107 all out) | 18.4 | 5.73 | 176 |
Top performers
Batters
- Waseem MuhammadUnited Arab Emirates70 (48)4 fours, 4 sixes, strike rate 145.8
- V AravindUnited Arab Emirates46 (23)5 fours, 3 sixes, strike rate 200.0
- Dipendra Singh AireeNepal38 (38)3 fours, 0 sixes, strike rate 100.0
Bowlers
- Ahmed RazaUnited Arab Emirates5/19 (4 ov)economy 4.75
- Junaid SiddiqueUnited Arab Emirates3/27 (4 ov)economy 6.75
- Jitendra MukhiyaNepal3/35 (3 ov)economy 11.67
United Arab Emirates1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseem Muhammadc Aarif Sheikh b A Bohara | 70 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 145.83 |
| Chirag Surib JK Mukhiya | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| V Aravindb S Lamichhane | 46 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 200.00 |
| Muhammad Usmanc G Malla b A Bohara | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 70.83 |
| Basil Hameedc B Yadav b JK Mukhiya | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Kashif Daudc S Lamichhane b A Bohara | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Zawar Faridc G Malla b JK Mukhiya | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275.00 |
| Rohan Mustafanot out | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180.00 |
| Ahmed Razanot out | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Extras b 1, lb 1, w 4, nb 0 | 6 | ||||
| Total 7 wkts, 20 ov, RR 8.75 | 175 | ||||
Did not bat Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique
Fall of wickets
- 6-1Chirag Suri1.4 ov
- 72-2V Aravind7.3 ov
- 136-3Muhammad Usman16.1 ov
- 140-4Waseem Muhammad16.5 ov
- 141-5Basil Hameed17.1 ov
- 154-6Zawar Farid18.0 ov
- 161-7Kashif Daud18.5 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamal Singh Airee | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Jitendra Mukhiya | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 11.67 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Abinash Bohara | 4 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 11.50 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktChirag Suri & Waseem Muhammad6 (10)
- 2nd wktV Aravind & Waseem Muhammad66 (35)
- 3rd wktMuhammad Usman & Waseem Muhammad64 (52)
- 4th wktWaseem Muhammad & Basil Hameed4 (4)
- 5th wktBasil Hameed & Kashif Daud1 (2)
- 6th wktZawar Farid & Kashif Daud13 (5)
- 7th wktKashif Daud & Rohan Mustafa7 (5)
- 8th wktAhmed Raza & Rohan Mustafa14 (7)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelc V Aravind b Junaid Siddique | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Aasif Sheikhlbw b Junaid Siddique | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lokesh Bamc Waseem Muhammad b Junaid Siddique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireelbw b Ahmed Raza | 38 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Aarif Sheikhc V Aravind b Rohan Mustafa | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Gyanendra Mallac Waseem Muhammad b Ahmed Raza | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 125.00 |
| Sandeep Lamichhanec Waseem Muhammad b Ahmed Raza | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Bibek Yadavc Zahoor Khan b Ahmed Raza | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Kamal Singh Aireec Zawar Farid b Ahmed Raza | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Jitendra Mukhiyab Zahoor Khan | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Abinash Boharanot out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 4, w 5, nb 0 | 9 | ||||
| Total all out, 18.4 ov, RR 5.73 | 107 | ||||
Fall of wickets
- 3-1Aasif Sheikh0.4 ov
- 3-2Lokesh Bam0.5 ov
- 14-3Kushal Bhurtel2.5 ov
- 50-4Aarif Sheikh7.1 ov
- 83-5Gyanendra Malla12.4 ov
- 83-6Dipendra Singh Airee12.5 ov
- 96-7Sandeep Lamichhane15.4 ov
- 96-8Bibek Yadav16.0 ov
- 106-9Kamal Singh Airee18.0 ov
- 107-10Jitendra Mukhiya18.4 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Siddique | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Kashif Daud | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Zahoor Khan | 3.4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.82 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmed Raza | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4.75 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktAasif Sheikh & Kushal Bhurtel3 (4)
- 2nd wktLokesh Bam & Kushal Bhurtel0 (1)
- 3rd wktKushal Bhurtel & Dipendra Singh Airee11 (12)
- 4th wktAarif Sheikh & Dipendra Singh Airee36 (26)
- 5th wktGyanendra Malla & Dipendra Singh Airee33 (33)
- 6th wktDipendra Singh Airee & Sandeep Lamichhane0 (1)
- 7th wktSandeep Lamichhane & Bibek Yadav13 (17)
- 8th wktBibek Yadav & Kamal Singh Airee0 (2)
- 9th wktKamal Singh Airee & Jitendra Mukhiya10 (12)
- 10th wktJitendra Mukhiya & Abinash Bohara1 (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 T20 World Cup Qualifier A 2022
- Match
- Semi Final
- Stage
- Playoff
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Tuesday, 22 February 2022
- Toss
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and chose to bat
- Result
- United Arab Emirates won by 68 runs
- Player of the match
- Ahmed Raza
- Umpires
- Rahul Asher and Vinod Babu
- Reserve umpire
- Harikrishna Pillai
- Match referee
- Muhammad Javed
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Lokesh BamWicketkeeper
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Aarif SheikhBatter
- Gyanendra MallaWicketkeeper
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Bibek Yadav
- Kamal Singh Airee
- Jitendra MukhiyaBowler
- Abinash BoharaBowler
Also played this season Kushal Malla, Gulshan Jha, Sagar Dhakal
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.



