Nepal was defeated by Oman by 102 runs in the ICC World Cup Cricket League-2. Oman scored 305 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs, with Jatinder Singh contributing a century score of 130 runs. Nepal’s vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee scored 60 runs, but it was insufficient to secure victory. The match took place on April 16 in Kathmandu.
In this ICC World Cup Cricket League-2 match, Nepal endured a disappointing loss against Oman. Chasing a target of 306 runs set by Oman, Nepal managed 155 runs for 7 wickets in 36.5 overs before rain halted the game. With no resumption of play, the match result was decided by the DLS method, awarding Oman a 102-run win. Nepal’s vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee added a valuable 60 runs off 62 balls, including 7 fours and 1 six.
Opening batsman Kushal Bhurtel was dismissed for 1 run, Asif Sheikh scored 19, Bhim Sharki 28, captain Rohit Paudel 10, Basir Ahmad 1, and Arif Sheikh 14 runs. Gulshan Jha and Sompal Kami remained not out on 14 and 2 runs respectively. Bowling for Oman, Nadeem Khan took the most wickets with 3, while Shakeel Ahmed took 2, and Wasim Ali and Imran Mohammed took one wicket each.
After winning the toss and electing to bat at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Oman posted 305 runs for 8 wickets in their allotted 50 overs. Oman’s captain Jatinder Singh delivered a brilliant century innings, scoring 130 runs off 96 balls, which included 15 fours and 5 sixes. Other contributors were Ashish Odedra 23, Nadeem Khan 1, Hammad Mirza 30, Vinayak Shukla 23, Jiten Ramanandi 43, Shakeel Ahmed 0, and Aryan Bisht 35. Siddharth Bookaptanam and Wasim Ali remained unbeaten on 1 and 12 runs respectively. Nepal’s Sompal Kami took 4 wickets, while Sandeep Lamichhane and Dipendra Singh Airee took 2 wickets each.
Nepal will play their third match in the series against the UAE on Friday.
