- Date- 25th March 2022
- Time- 8:45 AM IST
- Venue- Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Match format- 50 overs
- Weather Forecast- Sunny, 22-27 °C
Nepal will host Papua New Guinea for a two ODI match series. Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur will host the 1st ODI on March 25. Nepal faced PNG last in an ODI series hosted in Oman where Nepal won both ODIs by heavy margins.
Nepal won the first ODI by wickets and repeated the same streak in the 2nd ODI by 151 Runs. Rohit Paudel hammered 127 Runs in 2 Matches for Nepal. Whilst, Charles Amini top-scored for PNG with just 39 Runs in 2 games. Sandeep Lamichhane returned with 10 wickets including a 6/11 and 4/35 in both the ODIs. Chad Soper was the top bowler for PNG as he scalped 5 wickets.
The two sides recently met in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 where Nepal emerged on top by 7 wickets. Batting first, PNG scored 173/8 where their skipper, Assad Vala top-scored 45. Sandeep Lamichhane and Sompal Kami bagged two wickets apiece. In the chase, Kushal Bhurtel hammered a fifty while Aarif Sheikh (59) and Rohit Paudel (44) remained unbeaten to take Nepal across the winning line.
Top Batsmen for NEP vs PNG, 1st ODI
Gyanendra Malla (NEP)- 286 Runs in 11 Matches, 28.60 Average
Rohit Paudel (NEP)- 249 Runs in 9 Matches, 35.57 Average
Assad Vala (PNG)- 681 Runs in 16 Matches, 45.40 Average
Charles Amini (PNG)- 328 Runs in 14 Matches, 23.42 Average
Top Bowlers for NEP vs PNG, 1st ODI
Sandeep Lamichhane (NEP)- 23 Wickets in 12 Matches, 3.51 Economy
Karan KC (NEP)- 22 Wickets in 12 Matches, 4.90 Economy
CA Soper (PNG)- 18 Wickets in 15 Matches, 3.98 Economy
Assad Vala (PNG)- 14 Wickets in 16 Matches, 3.83 Economy
Here are some scenarios for NEP vs PNG Today Match Prediction
Scenario 1- If Nepal bat first
First Innings score prediction- Nepal is expected to score 230.
Result prediction- Nepal will win the match by 50+ runs.
Scenario 2- If PNG bat first
First Innings score prediction- PNG is expected to score 170.
Result prediction- Nepal will win the match by 6 Wickets.
Who Will Win?
Nepal to win.
Nepal is clearly a stronger side than PNG. In the last three encounters between the two sides, Nepal has emerged victorious on all occasions by heavy margins.
NEP vs PNG Head to Head
| Recent Matches Played | NEP Won | PNG Won |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
Squad for NEP vs PNG 1st ODI
Nepal
Gyanendra Malla (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Gulshan Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Binod Bhandari, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Pawan Sarraf, Abinash Bohara, Rohit Kumar Paudel, Sushan Bhari, Sharad Veshawkar, Bikram Sob,
Papua New Guinea
Hiri Hiri, Simon Atai, Charles Amini, Assad Vala, Dogodo Bau, Norman Vanua, Sese Bau, Lega Siaka, Jason Kila, Kabua Morea, Chad Soper, Alei Nao, Tony Ura, Semo Kamea, Rily Hekure.
Team Update
Will be added when there is an update.
NEP vs PNG Probable Playing 11
Nepal Playing 11
Pawan Sarraf, Kushal Bhurtel, Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh, Rohit Paudel, Aarif Sheikh, Binod Bhandari (wk), Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane (c) and Bikram Sob
Papua New Guinea Playing 11
Lega Siaka, Tony Ura, Assad Vala (c), Sese Bau, Charles Amini, Riley Hekure, Alei Nao, Norman Vanua, Chad Soper, Simon Atai (wk) and Kabua Morea
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