2021–22 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series
The 2021–22 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Nepal from 28 March to 4 April 2022.[1] The participating teams were the hosts Nepal along with Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.[2] The matches were played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.[1] On 12 March 2022, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) confirmed all the fixtures.[3]
Before the tri-nation series, Nepal played two One Day International (ODI) matches against Papua New Guinea.[4] Papua New Guinea won both of the matches, winning by six runs in the first ODI and by three wickets in the second one.[5] In the tri-nation series, Nepal became the first team to qualify for the final, after winning their first three matches.[6] Papua New Guinea joined Nepal in the final of the tri-series, after Malaysia lost heavily to Nepal in the final round-robin match.[7] Nepal defeated Papua New Guinea in the final by 50 runs to win the tournament with a 100% winning record.[8] Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee, who was named player of match in the final for an all-round display in which he scored a half-century and took 4 wickets, was also named player of the series.[9]
ODI series
Papua New Guinea cricket team in Nepal in 2021–22 | |||
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Nepal | Papua New Guinea | ||
Dates | 25 – 26 March 2022 | ||
Captains | Sandeep Lamichhane | Assad Vala | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | Papua New Guinea won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Rohit Paudel (161) | Charles Amini (112) | |
Most wickets | Sompal Kami (5) | Norman Vanua (5) | |
Player of the series | Charles Amini (PNG) |
Squads
Nepal[10] | Papua New Guinea[11] |
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1st ODI
25 March 2022 09:00 Scorecard |
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Papua New Guinea won by 6 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Durga Subedi (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Charles Amini (PNG) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Dev Khanal (Nep) and Semo Kamea (PNG) both made their ODI debuts.
- Rohit Paudel (Nep) scored his first century in ODIs.[12]
2nd ODI
26 March 2022 09:00 Scorecard |
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Papua New Guinea won by 3 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Lega Siaka (PNG) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep) scored his first century in ODIs.[13]
T20I tri-nation series
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Date | 28 March – 4 April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | Nepal won the tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the series | Dipendra Singh Airee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Squads
Malaysia[14] | Nepal[10] | Papua New Guinea[11] |
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Nepal added Rohit Paudel to their T20I squad on 28 March 2022.[15]
Round-robin
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Nepal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.530 |
2 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.467 |
3 | Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −2.094 |
28 March 2022 12:30 Scorecard |
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Aasif Sheikh 43 (35) Chad Soper 2/24 (4 overs) |
Nepal won by 15 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Sandeep Lamichhane (Nep) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
29 March 2022 12:30 Scorecard |
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Malaysia won by 8 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Sharvin Muniandy (Mas) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ammar Zuhdi Hazalan and Vijay Unni (Mas) both made their T20I debuts.
30 March 2022 12:30 Scorecard |
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Zubaidi Zulkifle 32 (15) Karan KC 2/16 (3 overs) | Aasif Sheikh 57 (38) Pavandeep Singh 2/23 (3 overs) |
Nepal won by 6 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Aasif Sheikh (Nep) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dilip Nath (Nep) made his T20I debut.
31 March 2022 12:30 Scorecard |
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Nepal won by 37 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Karan KC (Nep) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Aadil Alam (Nep) made his T20I debut.
- Karan KC became the first bowler for Nepal to take a hat-trick in T20Is[17] and take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.[18]
1 April 2022 12:30 Scorecard |
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Papua New Guinea won by 8 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Tony Ura (PNG) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Semo Kamea (PNG) made his T20I debut.
2 April 2022 12:30 Scorecard |
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Nepal won by 85 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep) |
- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
- Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep) scored his first century in T20Is.[19]
Final
4 April 2022 12:30 Scorecard |
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Nepal won by 50 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ a b "Nepal to organize T20I tri-series in late March". Hamro Khelkud. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "CAN announces preliminary squad". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ @CricketNep (12 March 2022). "Tournament Fixture - ODI & T20I Series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @CricketNep (6 March 2022). "Nepal is scheduled to play two One-day Internationals against PNG in Nepal on March 25 & 26, 2022" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "PNG clean sweep Nepal as Dipendra ton goes in vain". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Nepal reaches final in tri-nation series one match prior". Khabar Hub. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Nepal defeats Malaysia by 85 runs". Khabar Hub. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Nepal clinches the Tri-nation T20 International title defeating PNG by 50 runs". Khabur Hub. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Nepal thump PNG to claim Tri-Nation T20I series". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ a b @CricketNep (22 March 2022). "Nepal Squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "PNG Cricket announce men's squads for tours of UAE and Nepal". Czarsportz. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Paudel maiden ton in vain as PNG clinch series opener against Nepal". CricBuzz. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "With Dipendra's first century, Nepal sets a target of 279 runs against PNG". Khabar Hub. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Malaysia raring to go - Nepal Tri Series 2022". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ @CricketNep (28 March 2022). "Rohit Paudel has been added into the T20I squad for the upcoming T20I Tri-Series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nepal Tri-Nation T20I Series 2021/22". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Five-wicket hauls in T20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Centuries in Twenty20 International cricket – innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo (ODI series)
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo (T20I Tri-Nation series)
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