ICC Cricket World Cup League 2: Nepal Beats Oman by 113 Runs

Nepal secured its second consecutive victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 series, beating Oman by 113 runs at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground Ministry Turf 1 in Oman. Nepal had started the series with a 24-run win over Canada before defeating Oman in its second match.

After winning the toss and choosing to bat first in the match today, Nepal scored 263 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 50 overs. Oman needed 264 runs to win. Former Nepal captain Rohit Kumar Paudel top-scored with 61 runs off 67 balls, hitting three fours and a six. Karan KC played a quick innings, scoring 40 runs off just 16 balls, including four sixes and a four.

Arjun Kumal also scored 40 runs, while Ishan Pandey and Basir Ahmad made 37 runs each. Dipendra Singh Airee added 22 runs, and Sandeep Jora scored 10. For Oman, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed and Karan Sonavale took two wickets each. In reply, Oman was all out for 150 runs in 40 overs, falling 114 runs short of Nepal’s target. Oman’s Captain Vinayak Shukla fought hard, scoring 77 runs off 83 balls, including six fours and a six.

Jay Odedra scored 25 runs, while Jatinder Singh contributed 18. However, the rest of the Omani batters failed to score enough runs to challenge Nepal. Nepal’s Captain Sandeep Lamichhane and Nandan Yadav took three wickets each. Likewise, Dipendra Singh Airee claimed two wickets, while Karan KC and Lalit Rajbanshi took one wicket each. Nepal will face Canada again on Saturday in their next match of the ongoing series. (RSS)