ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 NEP vs UAE Highlights: Rohit Paudel-led Nepal is scheduled to play the 7th place Play-off Semi-Final 2 of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 on July 02, 2023, against Vriitya Aravind-led United Arab Emirates.
| Match no | ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023, 7th Play-off Semi-finals |
| Match | Nepal Vs United Arab Emirates |
| Date | July 02, 2023 |
| Toss | Nepal won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | Takashinga Sports Club |
| Result | Nepal won by 3 wickets |
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ICC World Cup Qualifiers NEP vs UAE playing 11
Nepal
Kushal Bhurtel, Arjun Saud (wk), Gyanendra Malla, Rohit Paudel (c), Bhim Sharki, Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Pratis GC
United Arab Emirates
Asif Khan, Aryansh Sharma (wk), Vriitya Aravind (c), Rameez Shahzad, Rohan Mustafa, Basil Hameed, Ali Naseer, Sanchit Sharma, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Jawadullah.
World Cup Qualifiers 2023 NEP vs UAE Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| UAE | 181/10 (46.5) |
| Nepal | 185/ 7 (43.2) |
ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 NEP vs UAE
UAE Innings
The Match started with the toss won by Nepal who chose to bowl. UAE top-order batsmen had struggled over Nepal’s bowling spell. Being the captain, Vriitya Aravind scored 44 runs with a slow start and Rohan Mustafa scored 35 runs out of 56 balls backing the team from pathetic form.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Asif Khan | c †Saud b Karan KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aryansh Sharma † | c Aarif Sheikh b Lamichhane | 28 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 65.11 |
| Vriitya Aravind (c) | b Gulsan Jha | 44 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 58.66 |
| Rameez Shahzad | lbw b Lamichhane | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Rohan Mustafa | c †Saud b Karan KC | 35 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Basil Hameed | c Karan KC b Airee | 29 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 82.85 |
| Ali Naseer | run out (Paudel) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Sanchit Sharma | c †Saud b Lamichhane | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Karthik Meiyappan | not out | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Junaid Siddique | b Pratis GC | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | b Karan KC | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Nepal Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Karan KC | 8.5 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 4.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Pratis GC | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulsan Jha | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 5.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Aarif Sheikh | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5.16 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 |
Nepal Innings
After the first Innings, Nepal started batting with a good start from Kushal Bhurtel scoring 35 runs for his team, but eventually, the team struggled with UAE’s bowling. Then it was the efforts of Dipendra Singh Airee who scored 79 runs making a victory path for his team.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Kushal Bhurtel | c SM Sharma b Ali Naseer | 35 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 59.32 |
| Arjun Saud † | lbw b Muhammad Jawadullah | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Gyanendra Malla | c Basil Hameed b Junaid Siddique | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Rohit Paudel (c) | c †A Sharma b Muhammad Jawadullah | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 26.66 |
| Bhim Sharki | c †A Sharma b Muhammad Jawadullah | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Aarif Sheikh | lbw b SM Sharma | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | not out | 79 | 85 | 7 | 2 | 92.94 |
| Gulsan Jha | c †A Sharma b Rohan Mustafa | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | not out | 23 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 62.16 |
UAE Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
| Junaid Siddique | 10 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 4.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Ali Naseer | 9.2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 4.39 | 1 | 1 |
| Sanchit Sharma | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 4.11 | 1 | 0 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Karthik Meiyappan | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match
Dipendra Singh Airee | Nepal
Dipendra Singh Airee was awarded the man of the match as he scored 79 runs out of 85 balls and even had a good bowling phase giving only 14 runs in 5 overs taking down a wicket in the crucial time. Kushel Bhurtel’s score supported his team by giving a good start for his team.
