After Jatinder scored 130 runs off 96 balls, Oman won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 305 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.
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Oman, led by captain Jatinder Singh, set a mammoth target of 306 runs for Nepal in the Cricket World Cup League 2 on Wednesday. After Jatinder scored 130 runs off 96 balls, Oman won the toss and elected to bat. After playing the stipulated 50 overs, losing 8 wickets at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, Oman scored 305 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Jatinder, who did not give any chance to the Nepali bowlers, hit 15 fours and 5 sixes. He scored 90 runs from boundaries. When he was out in the 35th over, Oman's score was 192 runs. He missed a difficult return catch by Sompal Kami on 130 runs, and Sompal got him caught by Bashir Ahmed on the next ball. This is his fifth century in ODIs and also a personal high score. His previous highest score was an unbeaten 118 runs against Papua New Guinea in League 2 in 2022. This is his second century against Nepal. In the last circle of League 2, he scored 107 runs in 62 balls against Nepal at home in Muscat.
Jatinder, along with Ashish Odedara, put on 80 runs for the first wicket to give Oman a strong start. Sandeep Lamichhane broke the partnership after dismissing Odedara in the 15th over. Odedara scored 23 runs in 48 balls with 1 four and 1 six. Dipendra Singh Airi bowled debutant Nadeem Khan for 1 run.
Hamad Mirza scored 30 runs in 47 balls. He was dismissed by Dipendra after hitting four fours. Aryan Bista and Jiten Ramanandi shared a 52-run partnership in 43 balls for the fifth wicket. Sandeep bowled Bista for 35 runs. He hit 3 fours and 1 six in 35 balls.
Vinayak Shukla was dismissed for 23 runs in 17 balls. Ramanandi hit 4 fours and 1 six in his 43-ball 43. Sompal took the most wickets for Nepal with 4. He bowled out 59 runs in 9 overs. Sandeep and Dipendra took 2 wickets each. Sandeep bowled 24 in 10 overs and Dipendra bowled out 56 runs in 9 overs.
Nepal had defeated UAE by 37 runs in the first match. Oman, on the other hand, had lost to UAE by 25 runs in the first match. Oman is in third place with 29 points in 25 matches and Nepal is in seventh place with 14 points in 21 matches.
