Oman has started the triangular ODI series with a victory by defeating Nepal by 5 wickets . Jatinder Singh hit an explosive century for Oman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oman completed the target of 197 runs set by Nepal in 31.1 overs with 5 wickets in hand. This is Oman’s ninth win in the 11th match of the ICC World Cup League-2 and its third win against Nepal.
After the victory, Oman remains at the top with 18 points. This is Nepal’s third defeat in the sixth game in League-2. After the defeat, Nepal is still in the sixth position with 6 points.
Nepal won the toss and elected to bat. They lost all their wickets for 196 runs in 47.4 overs. For Nepal, opener Asif Sheikh scored the highest 90 runs in his first individual ODI half-century in which he struck seven fours and one six off 112 balls.
Asif’s score is the second highest in ODIs after Paras Khadka’s 115 runs. As such, it is also the highest score of a Nepali batsman as an opener. Kushal Bhurtel had scored 84 runs in the previous match which was broken by Asif.
Apart from Asif, other Nepali batsmen could not make a big score. Gyanendra Malla and Karan KC scored 21 runs each, Rohit Poudel scored 20 runs and Sandeep Lamichhane scored 16 runs. Sompal Kami 7, Binod Bhandari 6, Kushal Malla 4 and Kushal Bhurtel got out without opening an account.
For Oman, opener Jatinder Singh hit a career-best 107 runs. He struck 12 fours and six sixes in 62 balls. He made a half century in 21 balls. He hit three sixes and three fours in the fifth over by Sompal Kami, three fours and one six by Karan KC in the eighth over and two fours and one six by Bikram Sob in the second over.
Chasing the target, Oman opener Shoaib Khan was caught out by Karan KC in the third over. After that, Jatinder Singh and Ayan Khan shared 91 runs off just 42 balls for the second wicket. Khan was caught out by Susan Bhari in the 11th over. After that, captain Jishan Maqsood was caught out by Kushal Malla and Nepal returned to the game.
Jatinder added 40 runs for the fourth wicket with Mohammad Nadeem. Singh was caught out by Kushal Malla in the 36th over. After that, Suraj Kumar played some aggressive shots and brought Oman closer to the target. Kumar was caught out by Karan KC after which Nadeem led the team to victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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