Nepalese cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2018–19
The Nepal cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in January and February 2019 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches,[1] with all the fixtures taking place at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.[2]
| Nepalese cricket team in the UAE in 2018–19 | |||
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| United Arab Emirates | Nepal | ||
| Dates | 25 January – 3 February 2019 | ||
| Captains | Mohammad Naveed | Paras Khadka | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Nepal won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Shaiman Anwar (98) | Paras Khadka (156) | |
| Most wickets | Imran Haider (7) |
Sompal Kami (7) Sandeep Lamichhane (7) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Nepal won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Shaiman Anwar (103) | Sundeep Jora (82) | |
| Most wickets |
Mohammad Naveed (5) Sultan Ahmed (5) | Abinash Bohara (6) | |
| Player of the series | Abinash Bohara (Nep) | ||
Nepal played their first ever ODI series against the Netherlands in August 2018, drawing the two-match series 1–1.[3] Nepal and the United Arab Emirates also played an ODI match against each other later the same month, in the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier, with the UAE winning by 78 runs.[4] On 1 January 2019, Nepal's head coach Jagat Tamata and captain Paras Khadka named a twenty-man preliminary squad for the tour.[5][6]
The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced their squad without their regular captain Rohan Mustafa, as he was suspended for breaching the ECB's Player's Code of Conduct. Mohammad Naveed replaced him as the captain of the team for the series.[7][8]
Nepal won the ODI series 2–1, their first-ever ODI series win.[9] In the third match, Nepal's captain, Paras Khadka, scored the first century by a batsman for Nepal in an ODI match.[10] Nepal also won the T20I series 2–1.[11]
Squads
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ODI series
1st ODI
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Fahad Nawaz (UAE), Binod Bhandari, Lalit Rajbanshi and Pawan Sarraf (Nep) all made their ODI debuts.
- Mohammad Naveed captained the United Arab Emirates for the first time in ODIs.[15]
2nd ODI
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chundangapoyil Rizwan (UAE) made his ODI debut.
- Rohit Paudel (Nep), at the age of 16 years and 146 days, became the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century.[16]
- Sompal Kami took the first five-wicket haul by a bowler for Nepal in ODIs.[17]
3rd ODI
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Sundeep Jora (Nep) made his ODI debut.
- Paras Khadka became the first batsman for Nepal to score a century in an ODI.[18]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Boota, Chundangapoyil Rizwan (UAE), Abinash Bohara, Sundeep Jora and Rohit Paudel (Nep) all made their T20I debuts.
- Sundeep Jora (Nep), at the age of 17 years and 103 days, became the youngest male cricketer to score a half-century in a T20I.[19]
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
References
- "Nepal-UAE Bilateral Series from January 25". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Mohammed Naveed to lead UAE in limited-overs series against Nepal in Dubai". The National. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "Nepal-UAE ODI series from Jan 25". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Confirmed ! Nepal to Play 3 T20I and 3 ODI Matches in UAE". Foot Cric Nepal. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "20-men preliminary squad announced as Sarki, Jora and Sarraf graduate from U-19 cricket". My Republica. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "New Comers Join Nepal Rhino's Army at UAE ODI". Nepali Sansar. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "Three UAE players suspended for eight weeks from international cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- "Familiar Naveed to lead UAE against Nepal in ODI, Twenty20 Series". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "Paras Khadka century hands Nepal first-ever ODI series win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "Khadka becomes Nepal's first ODI centurion as they beat UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "Nepal clinch T20 series against UAE after rain reduces decider to 10-over game". The National. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- "Emirates Cricket Board announces team to represent the UAE in upcoming ODI tri-match-series against Nepal". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "Hard work pays off as four youngsters in Nepal squad". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- "Emirates Cricket Board announces team to represent the UAE in upcoming 'ANIB Challenge Series 2019' T20i matches against Nepal". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "UAE captain Mohammed Naveed leads by example in three-wicket win over Nepal". The National. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "Nepal's Rohit Paudel beats Sachin, Afridi, to become youngest male international half-centurion". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- "Nepal youngsters earn team big victory over UAE". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- "Paras Khakda becomes Nepal's first ODI centurion". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "Nepal's Sundeep Jora youngest man to hit T20 International fifty". India Today. Retrieved 31 January 2019.