ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 Match 72: Nepal beat Papua New Guinea by 2 wickets

In the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 Match 72, Nepal beat Papua New Guinea by 2 wickets, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

 

Match Summary

Nepal vs Papua New Guinea, Match 72, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2

Nepal 210/8 (49.2 ov)

Papua New Guinea 204/8 (50 ov)

Result - Nepal won by 2 wickets

Scorecard

 

It was close but Nepal held their nerve to register a two-wicket win over Papua New Guin in today’s ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 ODI ??

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Match Stats

Nepal Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Kushal Bhurtel - 1.1 ov), 2-6 (Gyanendra Malla - 2.4 ov), 3-24 (Dipendra Singh Airee - 9.2 ov), 4-42 (Asif Sheikh - 14.6 ov), 5-144 (Rohit Kumar Paudel - 37.2 ov), 6-161 (Aarif Sheikh - 43.2 ov), 7-174 (Binod Bhandari - 46.1 ov), 8-195 (Sompal Kami - 48.4 ov)

Papua New Guinea Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Tony Ura - 9.4 ov), 2-55 (Lega Siaka - 12.6 ov), 3-90 (Assad Vala - 23.6 ov), 4-91 (Hiri Hiri - 24.4 ov), 5-165 (Charles Amini - 44.4 ov), 6-190 (Norman Vanua - 47.2 ov), 7-192 (Chad Soper - 48.2 ov), 8-196 (Alei Nao - 48.6 ov)

 

Playing XIs

 

Papua New Guinea - Lega Siaka, Tony Ura, Assad Vala(c), Charles Amini, Hiri Hiri, Chad Soper, Norman Vanua, Riley Hekure, Simon Atai, Dogodo Bau(wk), Alei Nao

Nepal - Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Aarif Sheikh, Binod Bhandari(wk), Aasif Sheikh, Karan KC, Rohit Paudel, Sagar Dhakal, Sandeep Lamichhane(c), Sompal Kami

 

Match Details

Start Time: 05:30

Toss: Papua New Guinea won the toss and decided to bat

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Officials: Akbar Ali, Shiju Sam, Raja Wimalasiri, Wendell Labrooy

 

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