Nepal, in reply, scored 155 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 36.5 overs at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Stadium in Kirtipur when rain stopped the match, leaving Nepal trailing by 102 runs according to the Duckworth-Lewis method.
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Oman defeated Nepal by 102 runs via the Doc Lewis method in a rain-affected Cricket World Cup League 2 match on Wednesday. Inspired by captain Jatinder Singh's brilliant century, Oman won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring 305 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs.
Nepal, in reply, scored 155 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 36.5 overs when the match was stopped due to rain, while Nepal trailed by 102 runs according to the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Gulshan Jha was at the crease when the match was stopped with 14 runs in 17 balls, hitting 2 fours, and Sompal Kami was at the crease with 2 runs in 8 balls. This is Oman's first win in this series. Nepal had defeated UAE by 37 runs in the first match. Oman had lost to UAE by 25 runs in the first match.
Oman is in third place with 31 points in 26 matches, while Nepal is in seventh place with 14 points in 22 matches. The last time they came to Kathmandu in 2020 to play a League 2 match, Oman had won both matches against Nepal. This time too, Oman had no problem with Nepal.
Oman had gone for a spin attack from the second over, hoping to bowl 20 overs early in view of the adverse weather conditions. Left-arm spinner Shakil Ahmed dismissed Kushal Bhurtel lbw for 1 run in the first ball of the second over. Another opener Asif Sheikh scored 19 runs in 25 balls, hitting 2 fours.
Captain Rohit Poudel was out for 10 and Bashir Ahmed for 1 run. Bhim Sarki was out for 28 runs. He hit 3 fours in 56 balls. Arif Sheikh was out for 14 runs. Dipendra played another half-century innings. Before being dismissed in the 36th over, he hit 7 fours and 1 six in 62 balls.
Nadeem Khan took 3 wickets for Oman. He gave away 42 runs in 10 overs. Shakil took 2 wickets for 16 runs in 8 overs, keeping 1 maiden, and Mohammad Imran and Wasim Ali took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, Oman managed to score a big score after Jatinder scored 130 runs in 96 balls. This is also the highest score by an Omani batter in ODIs.
Jatinder, who gave no 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 off 62 balls against Nepal at home in Muscat in 2021.
Jatinder joined Ashish Odedara to 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 off 48 balls with 1 four and a six. Dipendra Singh Airi bowled debutant Nadeem Khan for 1 run.
Hamad Mirza scored 30 runs off 47 balls. He was dismissed by Dipendra after hitting four fours. Aryan Bista and Jiten Ramanandi shared a 52-run partnership for the fifth wicket in 43 balls. Bista was bowled by Sandeep 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 wickets. He conceded 59 runs in 9 overs. Sandeep and Dipendra took 2 wickets each. Sandeep conceded 24 runs in 10 overs and Dipendra conceded 56 runs in 9 overs.
