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2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series (round 10)

2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series (round 10)

Cricket tournament

Not to be confused with 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series (round 9).

The 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was the 10th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament that took place in the United Arab Emirates in March 2022.[1] Originally scheduled to take place in February 2023, it was moved back to March 2022 due to fixtures impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic being rearranged.[2][3]

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It was a tri-nation series between Nepal, Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[4] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[5][6]

In the week before the series, the UAE competed in another tri-nation series, winning two of their four games.[7] In preparation for the series, Nepal played four warm-up matches in Sri Lanka, winning twice against Sri Lanka Navy Club and once against Sri Lanka Police, before losing to a Sri Lanka Combined XI.[8]

On 19 March 2022, Papua New Guinea registered their first win in their 15th match of the Cricket World Cup League 2, when they beat the United Arab Emirates by six wickets.[9]

Squads

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On 28 February 2022, Nepal named a preliminary squad of 20 players for the tournament.[13] On 3 March 2022, the squad was cut to 16 players as the team travelled to Sri Lanka for a series of warm-up matches before travelling on to the UAE.[14] Mohammad Boota, Karthik Meiyappan and Rahul Bhatia were all named as reserves in the UAE squad.[12]

Fixtures

1st ODI

15 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
176/8 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
179/3 (44.3 overs)
Assad Vala 46 (72)
Basil Hameed 4/19 (10 overs)
Asif Khan 81* (102)
Chad Soper 2/29 (9 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Basil Hameed (UAE)
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI

16 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
204/8 (50 overs)
v
   Nepal
208/8 (49.2 overs)
Charles Amini 59 (82)
Sompal Kami 3/48 (10 overs)
Rohit Paudel 60 (83)
Riley Hekure 2/32 (9.2 overs)
Nepal won by 2 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (Nep)
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sagar Dhakal (Nep) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI

18 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
168 (46.3 overs)
v
   Nepal
120 (35.1 overs)
Rohan Mustafa 40 (81)
Sompal Kami 4/39 (9 overs)
Rohit Paudel 46 (60)
Basil Hameed 4/15 (5 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 48 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Rohan Mustafa (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

4th ODI

19 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
147 (50 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
150/4 (36.2 overs)
Rohan Mustafa 88 (144)
Alei Nao 4/27 (10 overs)
Assad Vala 68* (97)
Kashif Daud 1/9 (5 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 6 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Shiju Sam (UAE) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Alei Nao (PNG)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

5th ODI

21 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
202/9 (50 overs)
v
   Nepal
103 (35.1 overs)
Rohan Mustafa 60 (73)
Sandeep Lamichhane 3/32 (10 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 30 (65)
Junaid Siddique 4/23 (8 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 99 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Rohan Mustafa (UAE)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nepal scored their lowest total in ODI cricket.[15]

6th ODI

22 March 2022
09:30
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
173/8 (50 overs)
v
   Nepal
174/3 (37 overs)
Assad Vala 45 (96)
Sandeep Lamichhane 2/29 (10 overs)
Aarif Sheikh 59* (102)
Charles Amini 2/36 (8 overs)
Nepal won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Aarif Sheikh (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Bhim Sharki (Nep) made his ODI debut.

References

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    "Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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    "Basil Hameed and CP Rizwan help UAE to second win over Oman in consecutive days". The National. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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    "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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    "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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    "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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    "Chirag Suri and Vriitya Aravind thrive in Sharjah as records tumble in World Cup League 2". The National. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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    "Nepal conclude Sri Lanka tour with defeat". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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    "Papua New Guinea secure victory at last after outplaying UAE in World Cup League 2". The National. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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    "CAN announces final ODI squad under Sandeep Lamichhane's captaincy". HamroKhelkud. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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    "PNG Cricket announce men's squads for tours of UAE and Nepal". Czarsportz. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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    "ECB announce team that will represent the UAE in the second leg of 'Sky247.net Tri-Series March 2022, supported by Sat Sport News', against Nepal and Papua New Guinea". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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    "CAN call 20 players for League 2 camp". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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    @CricketNep (3 March 2022). "The Following 16 players and 6 support staffs will be leaving for Sri Lanka on 5th March to play 4 practice matches against 1st class teams from Sri Lanka" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. [15]
    "Nepal's batting woes continue". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 22 March 2022.


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