Nepal Defeats Oman by 81 Runs in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Kathmandu. In the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 match, Nepal defeated Oman by 81 runs.
Chasing the target of 257 runs set by Nepal, Oman was all out for 175 runs in 39.5 overs. With this, Nepal has succeeded in avenging the bitter defeat suffered in the first encounter.
For Oman, Binayak Shukla contributed a maximum of 36 runs. He hit 3 fours and 2 sixes in 41 balls. Similarly, Hamad Mirza added 34 runs in 51 balls. Opener Hasnain Ul Wahab scored 29 runs.
For Nepal, Gulshan Jha bowled lethally, taking 5 wickets in 9 overs. Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, and Deependra Singh Airee took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Nepal, after winning the toss and batting first, lost all wickets for 256 runs in 49.5 overs.
However, Nepal's start was not good. Vinod Bhandari returned to the pavilion without scoring in the second over.
After that, Arjun Kumal and Asif Sheikh handled Nepal's innings by forming a century partnership. Sheikh was only 6 runs short of a century. He scored 94 runs in 97 balls with the help of 7 fours and 5 sixes.
Kumal also narrowly missed out on a half-century. He scored 48 runs in 87 balls. He hit 4 fours.
Deependra Singh Airee scored 33 runs in 42 balls. He hit 1 four. Aarif Sheikh played an excellent cameo, scoring quickly at 43 runs. He hit 1 four and 4 sixes in just 24 balls.
Gulshan Jha scored 17 runs in 23 balls, while captain Rohit Paudel could only manage 9 runs in 16 balls. Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, and Sandeep Lamichhane could not make a significant contribution.
For Oman, Nadeem Khan conceded 41 runs in 10 overs and took 3 wickets. Hasan Ali and Shakeel Ahmed took 2 wickets each. Jiten Ramdani and Aryan Bisht took 1 wicket each.
In the ongoing series, Nepal had defeated UAE by 37 runs in the first match. However, in the second match, Nepal lost to Oman by 102 runs via DLS method.
In the third match, Nepal successfully defeated UAE by 6 runs via DLS method.
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