The 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series was the 21st, and last, round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament took place in Nepal in March 2023.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Nepal, Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates cricket teams,[2] with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[3] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[4][5] Going into the final series of the League 2 tournament, Nepal required four wins from four games to claim the third and final automatic place in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, at the expense of Namibia.[6][7]
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| Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 9–16 March 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Squads edit
 Nepal[8]
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 Papua New Guinea[9]
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 United Arab Emirates[10]
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Nepal named Kamal Singh Airee, Mousom Dhakal, Sundeep Jora and Arjun Saud as reserves in their squad.[11]
Fixtures edit
1st ODI edit
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Aasif Sheikh (Nep) scored his first century in ODIs,[12] and also passed 1,000 runs in ODIs.[13]
- Semo Kamea (PNG) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[14][15]
- Nepal's score of 297 was their highest total in ODIs.[16]
2nd ODI edit
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI edit
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ashwanth Valthapa (UAE) made his ODI debut.
- Lalit Rajbanshi (Nep) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[17]
- United Arab Emirates' score of 71 was their lowest total in ODIs.[18]
4th ODI edit
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
5th ODI edit
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
- John Kariko (PNG) made his ODI debut.
- Muhammad Waseem (UAE) scored his first century in ODIs.[19][20]
6th ODI edit
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to bad light.
- Asif Khan (UAE) scored his first century in ODIs.[21]
- Asif Khan scored the fastest century by a player from an associate nation,[22] and the fourth fastest overall in terms of number of balls faced in an ODI (41).[23]
References edit
- ^ "Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Complete schedule of UAE cricket team in 2020 including Under 19 World Cup". The National. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Nepal score their first victory over UAE in League 2". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Nepal keep Qualifier hopes alive as UAE crash out of the race in must-win League 2 clash". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "युएई र पपुवा न्युगिनीसँग खेल्ने नेपालको टोली घोषणा" [Nepal's squad announced for matches against UAE and Papua New Guinea]. Hamro Khelkud (in Nepali). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "UAE and Nepal to host final 2 rounds of CWC League 2 Championship". Czarsportz. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "UAE squad to travel today to compete in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series in Nepal". Gulf News. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ @CricketNep (7 March 2023). "Our squad is ready to take on the CWCL2 tri-series against UAE and PNG in Kirtipur, starting this Thursday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Aasif Sheikh's maiden century helps Nepal set 298-run target for PNG". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Classy Aasif Sheikh smacks maiden ODI hundred and completes 1000 runs in ODI". Cricnepal. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Sheikh century keeps Nepal's League 2 podium push on track". Cricbuzz. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Aasif Sheikh's century guides Nepal to the highest ODI total". Cricnepal. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Nepal starts the decisive series with a cakewalk win over PNG". Cricnepal. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Nepal retains ODI status with a record win over UAE". Cricnepal. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Rohit Paudel leads from front as Nepal clinch ODI status after UAE collapse in Kathmandu". The National. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "UAE's Muhammad Waseem warms up for epic finale against Nepal with record-breaking blitz". The National. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Waseem's explosive ton sets up consolation League 2 win for UAE". Cricbuzz. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "UAE set a target of 311 in Nepal's must win match". Cricnepal. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "UAE's Asif Khan leaves behind Virat Kohli, Jos Buttler and Brian Lara; scripts history against Nepal". India TV News. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Asif Khan slams fourth fastest hundred in Men's ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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