2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series (round 6)
Cricket tournament
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The 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series was the 6th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament which was played in Oman in September 2021.[1] 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.[2] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[3][4]
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| Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 13–20 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Oman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The series was originally scheduled to take place in March 2021.[5] In January 2021, USA Cricket named a 44-man squad to begin training in Texas ahead of the series.[6][7] The following month, the Cricket Association of Nepal named a 32-man preliminary squad to begin training for the series.[8] However, on 12 February 2021, the series was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10] In August 2021, Oman Cricket confirmed that the matches would take place the following month,[11] with the International Cricket Council (ICC) announcing the full schedule shortly after.[12]
Of the six matches that were played, host Oman won three of their fixtures, with Nepal winning two matches and the United States winning one.[13]
Squads
The United States named Kyle Phillip as a travelling reserve player for the tour,[17] and later named Sanjay Krishnamurthi as another reserve player.[18] Before the first match, Aaron Jones and Jasdeep Singh were both ruled out of the US squad, with Phillip and Krishnamurthi called up to the main squad.[19] Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee was also ruled out of the series, after suffering an ankle injury.[20]
Fixtures
1st ODI
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- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sanjay Krishnamurthi (USA) made his ODI debut.
- Monank Patel (USA) scored his first century in ODIs.[21]
2nd ODI
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nestor Dhamba, Ayaan Khan and Shoaib Khan (Oma) all made their ODI debuts.
- Jatinder Singh (Oma) scored his first century in ODIs.[22]
3rd ODI
4th ODI
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
- Gulsan Jha (Nep) and Kyle Phillip (USA) both made their ODI debuts.
