Nepal vs United Arab Emirates, 1st T20I, Twenty20 International in Kirtipur, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Twenty20 International

Venue:Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur

Date & Time:20 Apr 2026, 11:15 am LOCAL

NPL122/8(18.5)

UAE78/4(8.5)

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

Player of the Match

Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
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 Bhurtel	c Harpreet Singh Bhatia b unknown	16	9	1	1	178.00
Kushal Malla	b Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair	17	21	1	0	81.00
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
Dipendra Singh Airee	not out	32	35	2	0	91.00
Sandeep Lamichhane	not out	2	4	0	0	50.00

Total122/8 (18.5 Ov, RR: 6.59)

Fall of Wickets

21-1 (Saud, 0.4 ov)29-2 (Jora, 0.6 ov)40-3 (Bhurtel, 0.9 ov)63-4 (Malla, 1.7 ov)91-5 (Ahamad, 2.4 ov)96-6 (Jha, 2.6 ov)111-7 (Yadav, 2.8 ov)118-8 (Malla, 2.9 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Eco
Muhammad Zuhaib Zubair	4	29	3	7.3
Junaid Siddique	3	18	2	6.0
Haider Ali	4	32	1	8.0
Muhammad Arfan	4	20	1	5.0
Khuzaima Tanveer	3.5	17	0	4.4

United Arab Emirates - 2nd Innings78/4 (8.5)

Over 9

15 runs

8.56

Malla to Akshdeep Nath, SIX

deposited into the crowd

8.4

Malla to Sohaib Khan, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

8.3W

Malla to Alishan Sharafu, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Alishan Sharafu 18(15) • FOW: 71/4

8.2

Malla to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

8.1

Malla to Akshdeep Nath, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

8.16

Malla to Akshdeep Nath, SIX

smashed over the bowler's head

Over 8

8 runs

7.6

Yadav to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

7.5

Yadav to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

7.4

Yadav to Alishan Sharafu, no run

good length, no run

7.3

Yadav to Alishan Sharafu, no run

good length, no run

7.2

Yadav to Alishan Sharafu, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

7.14

Yadav to Alishan Sharafu, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

Over 7

10 runs

6.6

Bhurtel to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run

worked away for one

6.5

Bhurtel to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

6.4

Bhurtel to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

6.36

Bhurtel to Alishan Sharafu, SIX

lifted over cover for maximum

6.2

Bhurtel to Alishan Sharafu, no run

blocked solidly

6.1

Bhurtel to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

Over 6

1 runs

5.6

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

5.5

Lamichhane to Akshdeep Nath, no run

defended back to the bowler

5.4W

Lamichhane to Harpreet Singh Bhatia, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Harpreet Singh Bhatia 2(7) • FOW: 44/3

5.3

Lamichhane to Harpreet Singh Bhatia, no run

watchful defence

5.2

Lamichhane to Harpreet Singh Bhatia, no run

defended back to the bowler

5.1

Lamichhane to Harpreet Singh Bhatia, no run

pushed to the fielder

Over 5

4 runs

4.6

Malla to Harpreet Singh Bhatia, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

4.5

Malla to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run

worked away for one

4.4

Malla to Alishan Sharafu, no run

watchful defence

4.3

Malla to Alishan Sharafu, no run

beaten outside off

4.2

Malla to Harpreet Singh Bhatia, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

4.1

Malla to Alishan Sharafu, 1 run

rotates the strike

Nepal - 1st Innings122/8 (18.5)

Over 19

1 runs

18.5

Tanveer to Sandeep Lamichhane, no run

misses everything, they run a bye

18.4

Tanveer to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run

through to the keeper, bye taken

18.3

Tanveer to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run

defended back to the bowler

18.2

Tanveer to Sandeep Lamichhane, 1 run

rotates the strike

18.1

Tanveer to Sandeep Lamichhane, no run

pushed to the fielder

Over 18

8 runs

17.6

Arfan to Sandeep Lamichhane, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

17.5W

Arfan to Sher Malla, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

17.4

Arfan to Sher Malla, no run

good length, no run

17.3

Arfan to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

nudged for a single

17.2

Arfan to Dipendra Singh Airee, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

17.14

Arfan to Dipendra Singh Airee, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

Over 17

13 runs

16.6W

Zubair to Nandan Yadav, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

16.56

Zubair to Nandan Yadav, SIX

smashed over the bowler's head

16.4

Zubair to Nandan Yadav, no run

good length, no run

16.36

Zubair to Nandan Yadav, SIX

deposited into the crowd

16.2

Zubair to Nandan Yadav, no run

beaten outside off

16.1

Zubair to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

rotates the strike

Over 16

2 runs

15.6

Siddique to Dipendra Singh Airee, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.5

Siddique to Nandan Yadav, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

15.4

Siddique to Nandan Yadav, no run

played and missed

15.3W

Siddique to Gulsan Jha, OUT! LBW OUT

misses the line completely, given out

15.2

Siddique to Gulsan Jha, no run

left alone outside off

15.1

Siddique to Gulsan Jha, no run

beaten outside off

Over 15

1 runs

14.6

Zubair to Dipendra Singh Airee, no run

through to the keeper, bye taken

14.5

Zubair to Gulsan Jha, 1 run

worked away for one

14.4

Zubair to Gulsan Jha, no run

good length, no run

14.3

Zubair to Gulsan Jha, no run

left alone outside off

14.2

Zubair to Gulsan Jha, no run

beaten outside off

14.1W

Zubair to Basir Ahamad, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper