2 October, Kathmandu. With the help of Dev Khanal, Rohit Paudel and Dipendra Singh Airi's half-centuries, Nepal set a target of 281 runs to Oman in their last match of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.
After winning the toss at Oman Cricket Academy Turf 1, Nepal batted first and scored 280 runs in 50 overs.
Rohit scored 80 runs in 81 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes. Dipendra scored 69 runs off 62 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes. Dev, who opened, scored 57 runs off 65 balls with 4 fours and 1 six.
With the loss of 3 wickets for 99 runs, Rohit and Dipendra shared a partnership of 139 runs. After that, Nepal was bowled out for 280 runs from 238-3.
Nepal's finishing was not as strong as expected. However, towards the end, Bashir Ahmed scored 17 runs in 7 balls with 2 fours and 1 six.
For Oman, Shah Faisal took 5 wickets with 57 runs in 8 overs. Jay Odera took 3 wickets and Samay Srivastava took 2 wickets.
Nepal is under pressure to win this match to finish in the top 6 in the League 2 table.
After defeating Canada and Oman in the opening two matches, Nepal was then defeated by Canada on Saturday.
After defeating Nepal, Canada rose to sixth place with 29 points in 36 games, while Nepal with 28 points in 35 games fell to seventh place. Now, if Nepal beats Oman, it will rise to the sixth place again.
Since the teams in the top 6 of League 2 have a high chance of securing ODI recognition, it is considered meaningful to stay in the top 6.
