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2023 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series

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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]

Squads

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 Hong Kong[11]    Nepal[12]  United Arab Emirates[13]

Round robin

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Points table

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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

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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

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27 October 2023
11:00
Scorecard
Nepal   
162/8 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
167/6 (19.5 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 50 (29)
Aayan Afzal Khan 3/19 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 45 (22)
Gulsan Jha 2/19 (3 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 4 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ @CricketNep (18 October 2023). "Dashain is not the only festival in the country; the cricketing fiesta begins today as we are all set for the Dabur Honey Nepal T20I Triangular Series!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Nepal to host a Tri-series ahead of T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier". Cricnepal. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ "T20I Triangular Series: Nepal, UAE and Hong Kong to test themselves before T20 World Cup Qualifier". Online Khabar. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Nepal announce final squad for T20I Tri-series". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Nepal to host Tri-Nations T20 Series next month". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Cricket Nepal to host UAE and Hong Kong Men for T20 International series in October 2023". Czarsportz. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Nepal announces 18-man squad for T20I Tri-Series". Cricnepal. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Lamichhane pulls out of Nepal Tri-series". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Nepal lose T20I Tri-Nation Series to UAE". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  10. ^ "T20I Triangular Series: UAE beat Nepal in the final". Online Khabar. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Hong Kong, China Men's Squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Announced! HK Cricket". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Nepal's 18 member team for the Nepal T20I Triangular Series". Cricket Association of Nepal. Retrieved 16 October 2023 – via Facebook.
  13. ^ "UAE, Hong Kong and hosts Nepal to play T20I tri-series from today". Emirates Cricket. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Mulpani Cricket Ground set to host the first-ever T20I match". Cricnepal. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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