ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 IRE vs NEP highlights: Rohit Paudel-led Nepal is scheduled to play the World Cup Qualifiers 7th place playoff, on July 4, 2023, against Andy Balbirnie-led Ireland.
| Match no | ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 |
| Match | IRE vs NEP |
| Date | July 04, 2023 |
| Toss | Nepal won the toss and elected to bowl |
| Venue | Takashinga Sports Club, Harare |
| Result | Ireland won by 2 wickets |
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Ireland Squad
Andy McBrine, Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young
Nepal Squad
Kushal Bhurtel, Arjun Saud (wk), Gyanendra Malla, Rohit Paudel (c), Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kishore Mahato
World Cup Qualifiers 2023 IRE vs NEP Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| Ireland | 269/8 (49.2) |
| Nepal | 268/9 (50) |
ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 IRE vs NEP highlights
Nepal Innings
Starting the first innings in the Qualifier match 2023 for the 7th place playoff, Nepal was not able to perform well as Kushal Bhurtel had lost his wicket scoring just 8 runs. Arjun Saud although made a decent score was playing slowly scoring 48 runs out of 84 balls.
Then it was Kushal Malla, the score was set to be stable as he score 44 runs from 38 balls. Gulsan Jha had a good innings scoring 57 runs from 42 balls. At the end of the innings Nepal was able to score 268 runs in 50 overs.
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Kushal Bhurtel | c †Tucker b Young | 8 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 42.1 |
| Arjun Saud † | lbw b Delany | 48 | 84 | 107 | 3 | 2 | 57.14 |
| Gyanendra Malla | c †Tucker b Young | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 53.84 |
| Rohit Paudel (c) | c †Tucker b Campher | 29 | 35 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 82.85 |
| Bhim Sharki | c McBrine b McCarthy | 20 | 31 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 64.51 |
| Kushal Malla | c Tector b McCarthy | 44 | 38 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 115.78 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | lbw b McBrine | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | c & b Adair | 32 | 30 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 106.66 |
| Gulsan Jha | not out | 57 | 42 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 135.71 |
| Karan KC | c †Tucker b Adair | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Kishore Mahato | not out | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Ireland Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Mark Adair | 9 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 5.22 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Barry McCarthy | 10 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 6.3 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Young | 7 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 5.14 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| George Dockrell | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4.6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Campher | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gareth Delany | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 6.33 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy McBrine | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 5.25 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Ireland Innings
It was a calculated chase for Ireland in their innings, despite their poor start they were able to pull off the score by middle order batsmen. Harry Tector had scored 60 runs from 76 balls before he lost his wicket to Lamichhane.
Curtis Campher had scored around 62 runs out of 59 balls which led to a steady increase in the score. By the last over, having only four balls left, Ireland scored 269 runs after losing eight wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Andy McBrine | c Bhurtel b Karan KC | 17 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Paul Stirling | b Gulsan Jha | 15 | 24 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Andy Balbirnie (c) | c Airee b Mahato | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Harry Tector | c Gulsan Jha b Lamichhane | 60 | 76 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 78.94 |
| Lorcan Tucker † | lbw b Karan KC | 24 | 22 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Curtis Campher | c Sharki b Karan KC | 62 | 59 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 105.08 |
| George Dockrell | c Malla b Mahato | 33 | 47 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 70.21 |
| Gareth Delany | not out | 16 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Mark Adair | c Gulsan Jha b Karan KC | 18 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 105.88 |
| Barry McCarthy | not out | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
Nepal Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Karan KC | 10 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 5.8 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kishore Mahato | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 5.5 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Gulsan Jha | 9.2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4.5 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4.2 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Malla | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 7.8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6.2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player of the Match
Curtis Campher | Ireland
Curtis Campher is chosen for the Player of the Match award. He totally scored 62 runs out of 59 balls. He also gave only 15 runs in five overs taking a wicket in his over. On losing wickets one by one, Curtis was scoring steadily in the match until he lost his wicket in the 41st over as he gives catch to Bhim Sharki on Karan over.
