Emirati cricket team in Nepal in 2022–23
International cricket tour
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The United Arab Emirates national cricket team toured Nepal in mid-November 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches.[1][2] All three matches were played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground.[3] The series provided Nepal with preparation for a tri-series in Namibia in December 2022, part of Cricket World Cup League 2.[4]
| Emirati cricket team in Nepal in 2022–23 | |||
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| Nepal | United Arab Emirates | ||
| Dates | 14 – 18 November 2022 | ||
| Captains | Rohit Paudel | Chundangapoyil Rizwan | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Nepal won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Aasif Sheikh (106) | Muhammad Waseem (105) | |
| Most wickets |
Gulsan Jha (5) Sompal Kami (5) | Aayan Afzal Khan (5) | |
| Player of the series | Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE) | ||
The hosts were outplayed in the first ODI, falling to a defeat by 84 runs.[5] Nepal levelled the series by winning the second ODI by three wickets, with a 62-run stand between Aarif Sheikh and Gulsan Jha for the seventh wicket helping them recover from a top order collapse.[6] Nepal won the third ODI by 6 wickets, Aasif Sheikh scoring 88 not out in the successful chase, to seal their first victory in a home bilateral ODI series.[7]
Squads
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Arjun Saud, Harishankar Shah (Nep), Hazrat Bilal and Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE) all made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.