The 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series was a Twenty20 international cricket tournament that took place in April 2021 in Nepal.[1][2] The participating teams were Nepal, Malaysia and the Netherlands.[3] The matches were all played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.[4][5] The tournament was played in a double round-robin format, followed by a final between the top two sides.[6][7]
| 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 17–24 April 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Nepal won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Kushal Bhurtel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The penultimate round-robin match, between Malaysia and the Netherlands, ended in a tie.[8] It was a rain-curtailed game with no Super Over taking place due to the lost time.[9] This result meant that the Netherlands and Nepal advanced to the final.[10] Nepal defeated the Netherlands in the final by 142 runs to win the series.[11][12]
Squads
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Netherlands coach Ryan Campbell selected a squad missing several English county-based players and the New Zealand-based Logan van Beek.[16] Malaysia's coach Bilal Asad named an experienced squad including captain Ahmad Faiz, vice-captain Virandeep Singh and former national captain Anwar Arudin.[17] The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) initially named a preliminary squad of twenty players, with senior players Basant Regmi and Sharad Vesawkar rested.[18] Nepal announced their final squad of fifteen players on 14 April.[19][20] The day before the tournament, Paras Khadka was ruled out of the series due to a shoulder injury and replaced by Sundeep Jora.[21]
Round robin
editPoints table
edit| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Nepal
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.507 |
| Netherlands
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –0.425 |
| Malaysia
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –2.359 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Fixtures
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahab Alam, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (Nep), Julian de Mey and Aryan Dutt (Ned) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Max O'Dowd became the first batsman for the Netherlands to score a century in T20Is.[22]
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kushal Bhurtel became the first player to score a half century in each of his first three T20I matches.[23]
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- Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
- Malaysia were set a revised target of 92 runs from 10 overs due to rain.
Final
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
- Kushal Malla became the youngest player to score a half century in a T20I; he already held the record in ODI matches.[24]
References
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- ^ "Nepal to host Netherlands and Malaysia for T20I tri-series in April". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Tri-Nation Series: Where do all three teams stand?". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Tri-Nations T20I series in Nepal". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Tri-Nation T20I Series". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "International tournaments kick off with tri-nations series Nepal, Netherlands, Malaysia". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Nepal and the Netherlands roll out the young guns for Tri-Series with Malaysia". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Truncated thriller between Malaysia and the Netherlands ends in tie". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Dutch tie with Malaysia to secure final spot". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Malaysia tie Netherlands in last ball drama at Tri-Nations Series". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Dutch thrashed in T20 final". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Nepal clinches Tri-Nation T20I Series after beating the Netherlands in final". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Malaysia confirms line up for the Tri Nation T20I series Nepal - Netherlands - Malaysia". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Nepal announces 15-men squad for the tri-series". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Tri-Nations T20I series in Nepal". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Without county stars, Netherlands pick a strong squad for Kathmandu". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Malaysia announces squad for T20 international tri-series in Nepal". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Nepal announces a 20-member preliminary squad for Tri-Nations T20I series". CricNepal. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Shahab sneaks in for first time as Nepal name final squad for Tri-Nation Series". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Team announced". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Crowd gets in, Paras pulls out, players test negative: All build-ups ahead of the Tri-Series". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "O'Dowd blitz secures Dutch win". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Dutch pull off epic T20I run chase". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Nepal demolish the Netherlands to claim historic Tri-Nations triumph". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2021.