Nepal vs United Arab Emirates, Match 2 — United Arab Emirates tour of Nepal
Match summary
Nepal beat United Arab Emirates by 8 wickets in the Match 2 of the United Arab Emirates tour of Nepal at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur on Tue, 21 Apr, 2026. United Arab Emirates 128/8 (20 ov); Nepal 129/2 (15.5 ov). Kushal Bhurtel top-scored with 84* off 57 balls for Nepal. Sandeep Lamichhane took 3/6 for Nepal. Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel Not out | 84 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 147.37 |
| Kushal Malla c MH Waseem b Muhammad Arfan | 19 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 111.76 |
| Santosh Yadav st A Usmani b N Keswani | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee Not out | 23 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 135.29 |
| Aarif Sheikh Not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
Extras 2 (2 wd)
Total 129/2 (15.5 ov)
Yet to bat: Gulshan Jha, Hemant Dhami, Lokesh Bam, Aarif Sheikh, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shahab Alam
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilansh Keswani | 3.5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 8.09 |
| Muhammad Arfan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Khuzaima Bin Tanvir | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 13 |
| Muhammad Zuhaib-Zubair | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Ajay Kumar | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
67 (Kushal Malla, 7.3 ov) · 71 (Santosh Yadav, 8.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Waseem lbw b H Dhami | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adeeb Usmani lbw b S Lamichhane | 30 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 136.36 |
| Alishan Sharafu c L Bam b NK Yadav | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Harpreet Bhatia lbw b H Dhami | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Akshdeep Nath Not out | 53 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 126.19 |
| Shoaib Khan c H Dhami b S Alam | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nilansh Keswani runout (L Bam / DS Airee) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Arfan c DS Airee b S Lamichhane | 32 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 88.89 |
| Khuzaima Bin Tanvir c DS Airee b S Lamichhane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Zuhaib-Zubair Not out | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 160 |
Extras 3 (1 b, 1 wd, 1 nb)
Total 128/8 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Ajay Kumar
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 |
| Nandan Yadav | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11 |
| Shahab Alam | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Gulshan Jha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hemant Dhami | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| Santosh Yadav | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
(Muhammad Waseem, 0.1 ov) · 15 (Alishan Sharafu, 1.4 ov) · 20 (Harpreet Bhatia, 2.2 ov) · 47 (Adeeb Usmani, 6.3 ov) · 48 (Shoaib Khan, 7.3 ov) · 48 (Nilansh Keswani, 7.5 ov) · 112 (Muhammad Arfan, 18.2 ov) · 112 (Khuzaima Bin Tanvir, 18.3 ov)