Result

United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (D/L method)

Nepal vs United Arab Emirates

1st T20I · Kirtipur · Apr 20, 2026 · Twenty20 International

NPL
Nepal
122/8 (18.5/10 ov)
UAE
United Arab Emirates
78/4 (8.5/10 ov)

Nepal won the toss and elected to batting

Player of the Match

Nepal 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Kushal Bhurtel c Harpreet Singh Bhatia 16 9 1 1 178.00
Arjun Saud b Junaid Siddique 13 11 3 0 118.00
Sundeep Jora c Khuzaima Tanveer b Haider Ali 6 6 1 0 100.00
Kushal Malla b Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair 17 21 1 0 81.00
Dipendra Singh Airee not out 32 35 2 0 91.00
Basir Ahamad c Muhammad Waseem b Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair 14 11 1 0 127.00
Gulsan Jha b Junaid Siddique 1 7 0 0 14.00
Nandan Yadav c Khuzaima Tanveer b Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair 13 7 0 2 186.00
Sher Malla c Khuzaima Tanveer b Muhammad Arfan 0 2 0 0 0.00
Sandeep Lamichhane not out 2 4 0 0 50.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Junaid Siddique 3.0 18 2 6.00
Haider Ali 4.0 32 1 8.00
Khuzaima Tanveer 3.5 17 0 4.43
Muhammad Arfan 4.0 20 1 5.00
Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair 4.0 29 3 7.25

United Arab Emirates 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Muhammad Waseem c Sher Malla b Sandeep Lamichhane 33 15 3 3 220.00
Adeeb Usmani b Sandeep Lamichhane 2 7 0 0 29.00
Alishan Sharafu c Gulsan Jha b Kushal Malla 18 15 1 1 120.00
Harpreet Singh Bhatia c Kushal Malla b Sandeep Lamichhane 2 7 0 0 29.00
Akshdeep Nath not out 17 8 0 2 213.00
Sohaib Khan not out 1 1 0 0 100.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Hemant Dhami 1.0 20 0 20.00
Nandan Yadav 2.0 14 0 7.00
Sher Malla 2.0 7 0 3.50
Sandeep Lamichhane 2.0 8 3 4.00
Kushal Bhurtel 1.0 10 0 10.00
Kushal Malla 0.5 15 1 18.00

Venue

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground
Kirtipur, Nepal

Innings

  • Nepal — 1st Innings 122-8 (18.5)
  • United Arab Emirates — 2nd Innings 78-4 (8.5)

Awards

Player of the match: Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair