Nepal Shines on Home Ground with a Brilliant Win Against Oman in World Cup Qualifier

Kathmandu: Nepal continued its unbeaten run in the ICC T20 World Cup Asia and East Asia-Pacific Qualifier by defeating Oman by 38 runs on Wednesday, moving one step closer to clinching the qualifier title.

🇳🇵 Match Summary:

• Nepal Innings:
  After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Nepal posted a total of 151 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs, led by a composed half-century from opener Kushal Bhurtel, who scored 69 runs off 51 balls.
  Other contributions included:

  • Aasif Sheikh: 24 runs
  • Gulshan Jha: 18 runs (including 2 sixes)
  • Aadil Alam: 16 runs
    Nepal had a strong start, scoring 53 runs in the powerplay without losing a wicket, but lost wickets at regular intervals thereafter.
• Oman Bowling:
  • Nadeem Khan: 4 wickets for 20 runs in 4 overs
  • Shufiya Mehmood & Jiten Ramanandi: 2 wickets each
• Oman Innings:
  Chasing a target of 152, Oman managed 113 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs.
  • Vinayak Shumla: Top-scored with 32 runs off 19 balls
  • Mohammad Nadeem: 25 runs

• Nepal Bowling:

  • Gulshan Jha: 3 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs
  • Nandan Yadav & Sompal Kami: 2 wickets each
  • Sandeep Lamichhane: 1 wicket

With this win, Nepal has climbed to the top of the points table with 8 points from 4 matches, remaining unbeaten. Both Nepal and Oman have already qualified for the T20 World Cup.

Earlier in the tournament:

• Nepal defeated UAE on Sunday and Qatar on Monday
• Oman also beat Qatar on Sunday and UAE on Monday

Nepal now stands just one win away from lifting the qualifier title.