2022 United States Tri-Nation Series (round 13)

The 2022 United States Tri-Nation Series was the 13th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament that took place in the United States in June 2022.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series between Nepal, Oman and the United States cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[3] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 forms part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[4][5] In April 2022, USA Cricket confirmed all the fixtures for the series,[6] with all the matches taking place at the Moosa Stadium in Pearland.[7][8]

2022 United States Tri-Nation Series
Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Date8–15 June 2022
LocationUnited States
Player of the seriesNepal Karan KC
Teams
   Nepal  Oman  United States
Captains
Sandeep Lamichhane Zeeshan Maqsood Monank Patel
Most runs
Aasif Sheikh (141) Zeeshan Maqsood (199) Monank Patel (225)
Most wickets
Karan KC (13) Zeeshan Maqsood (8) Ali Khan (10)

The third ODI match of the series, between the United States and Nepal, finished as a tie.[9]

Squads

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    Nepal[10]   Oman[11]   United States[12]

Jaskaran Malhotra was ruled out of the USA's squad after suffering a fracture in his hand, with Saiteja Mukkamalla named as his replacement.[13] Subash Khakurel was added to the Nepal squad after Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh both suffered injuries that left them doubtful for their opening game of the series.[14]

Fixtures

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1st ODI

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8 June 2022
10:30
Scorecard
United States  
323/8 (50 overs)
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  Oman
209 (43.3 overs)
Monank Patel 130 (101)
Khawar Ali 3/46 (10 overs)
Ayaan Khan 59 (60)
Ali Khan 5/20 (8.3 overs)
United States won by 114 runs
Moosa Stadium, Pearland
Umpires: Vijaya Mallela (USA) and Leslie Reifer (WI)
Player of the match: Monank Patel (USA)

2nd ODI

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9 June 2022
10:30
Scorecard
Oman  
211/8 (50 overs)
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    Nepal
198 (49.4 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 104* (126)
Karan KC 5/38 (10 overs)
Aarif Sheikh 66 (79)
Zeeshan Maqsood 3/37 (10 overs)
Oman won by 13 runs
Moosa Stadium, Pearland
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Jermaine Lindo (USA)
Player of the match: Zeeshan Maqsood (Oma)

3rd ODI

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11 June 2022
10:30
Scorecard
Nepal    
274 (49.2 overs)
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  United States
274/6 (50 overs)
Rohit Paudel 62 (72)
Rusty Theron 4/56 (9.2 overs)
Steven Taylor 114 (123)
Mohammad Aadil Alam 3/45 (9 overs)
Match tied
Moosa Stadium, Pearland
Umpires: Vijaya Mallela (USA) and Leslie Reifer (WI)
Player of the match: Steven Taylor (USA)

4th ODI

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12 June 2022
10:30
Scorecard
Oman  
280/4 (50 overs)
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  United States
267/9 (50 overs)
Kashyap Prajapati 103 (115)
Nosthush Kenjige 1/41 (10 overs)
Aaron Jones 97 (112)
Zeeshan Maqsood 4/39 (10 overs)
Oman won by 13 runs
Moosa Stadium, Pearland
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Leslie Reifer (WI)
Player of the match: Kashyap Prajapati (Oma)

5th ODI

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14 June 2022
10:30
Scorecard
Oman  
163 (46.5 overs)
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    Nepal
167/3 (33.1 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 52 (100)
Karan KC 5/33 (9 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 62 (86)
Fayyaz Butt 2/33 (7 overs)
Nepal won by 7 wickets
Moosa Stadium, Pearland
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Karan KC (Nep)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

6th ODI

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15 June 2022
10:30
Scorecard
United States  
245/7 (50 overs)
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    Nepal
206 (47.4 overs)
Gajanand Singh 58 (60)
Karan KC 3/67 (9 overs)
Aarif Sheikh 63 (76)
Ali Khan 3/32 (8.4 overs)
United States won by 39 runs
Moosa Stadium, Pearland
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Leslie Reifer (WI)
Player of the match: Gajanand Singh (USA)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, supported by Dream 11, resumes this week in UAE". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. ^ "USA to host Nepal Oman Scotland and UAE in Texas as ICC Cricket World Cup League Returns to USA". USA Cricket. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. ^ "USA to host Nepal, Oman, Scotland and UAE in Texas". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. ^ "USA to host 2022 home Cricket World Cup League Two series at Moosa Stadium". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Nepal-US match ends in dramatic tie Kuwait dent Nepal's". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Nepali squad announced for USA Series". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  11. ^ @TheOmanCricket (2 June 2022). "Oman Squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Team USA men's squad named for home ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series". USA Cricket. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Saiteja Mukkamalla Replaces Jaskaran Malhotra in USA ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 Squad". USA Cricket. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Nepal calls up Subash Khakurel in the USA". Cricnepal. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  15. ^ "League 2 talking points: Nepal's batting battles, Zeeshan's class shines again". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  16. ^ "All round Maqsood sinks Nepal in a closely contested Houston encounter". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Thrilling tie in Texas". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Kashyap Prajapati's maiden ODI hundred sinks USA". CricBuzz. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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