2023 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series

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Date18–27 October 2023
LocationNepal
ResultUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates won the tournament.
Player of the seriesNepal Karan KC
2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series
Date18–27 October 2023
LocationNepal
ResultUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates won the tournament.
Player of the seriesNepal Karan KC
Teams
 Hong Kong    Nepal  United Arab Emirates
Captains
Nizakat Khan Rohit Paudel Muhammad Waseem
Most runs
Babar Hayat (151) Aasif Sheikh (154) Basil Hameed (159)
Most wickets
Ehsan Khan (5) Karan KC (10) Zahoor Khan (6)

The 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series[1] was a Twenty20 International cricket tournament, took place in October 2023 in Nepal.[2] The participating teams were Nepal, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.[3] The tournament formed part of all the three teams' preparations for the Asia World Cup Qualifier.[4]

The tournament was played in a double round-robin format,[5] followed by a final between the top two sides.[6] The group matches were played at the Mulpani Cricket Stadium in Kageshwari-Manohara,[7] and the final was played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.[8]

The UAE defeated Nepal by 6 wickets in the final.[9] Karan KC of Nepal was named player of the tournament.[10]

Round robin

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1    Nepal (H) 4 4 0 0 8 1.975 Advanced to the final
2  United Arab Emirates 4 1 3 0 2 −0.879
3  Hong Kong 4 1 3 0 2 −1.102
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(H) Host

Fixtures

18 October 2023
13:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
140/7 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
144/3 (18.5 overs)
Basil Hameed 51 (38)
Karan KC 3/19 (4 overs)
Rohit Paudel 51* (40)
Nilansh Keswani 1/27 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 7 wickets
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (Nep)

19 October 2023
11:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong 
94 (19.3 overs)
v
   Nepal
99/4 (13.5 overs)
Yasim Murtaza 36 (36)
Karan KC 4/15 (4 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 42 (34)
Ehsan Khan 3/10 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 6 wickets
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Karan KC (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Martin Coetzee (HK) made his T20I debut.

21 October 2023
11:00
Scorecard
Nepal   
213/6 (20 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
134/8 (20 overs)
Kushal Malla 92 (41)
Haroon Arshad 2/39 (4 overs)
Anshy Rath 45 (42)
Lalit Rajbanshi 2/18 (3 overs)
Nepal won by 79 runs
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Kushal Malla (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Pratis GC (Nep) made his T20I debut.

22 October 2023
11:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong 
149/5 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
153/4 (18 overs)
Babar Hayat 66 (45)
Zahoor Khan 3/21 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 40 (17)
Yasim Murtaza 2/20 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Zahoor Khan (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • Jash Giyanani (UAE) made his T20I debut.

23 October 2023
11:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
164/7 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
165/5 (19.2 overs)
Basil Hameed 45 (19)
Abinash Bohara 2/28 (4 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 62 (50)
Muhammad Jawadullah 2/27 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 5 wickets
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

25 October 2023
13:00
Scorecard
Hong Kong 
212/3 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
143/5 (20 overs)
Martin Coetzee 86 (55)
Nilansh Keswani 1/13 (4 overs)
Khalid Shah 35 (25)
Yasim Murtaza 1/9 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 69 runs
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Babar Hayat (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

References

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