Nepalese cricket team in Malaysia in 2019

The Nepal cricket team toured Malaysia in July 2019 to play a two-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series.[1][2] The fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the Asian Regional Qualifying Finals tournament for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier.[1][2] Both matches were played at the Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur.[1][2] Ahead of the tour, Nepal's captain Paras Khadka named a twenty five-man preliminary squad for the Asian Regional Qualifying Finals,[3][4] which was trimmed down to the final fourteen players.[5] Nepal won the series 2–0, their first ever series whitewash.[6] Malaysia retained the same squad for Asian Regional Qualifying Finals.[7]

Nepalese cricket team in Malaysia in 2019
 
  Malaysia Nepal
Dates 13 – 14 July 2019
Captains Ahmad Faiz Paras Khadka
Twenty20 International series
Results Nepal won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Virandeep Singh (80) Paras Khadka (109)
Most wickets Fitri Sham (4) Karan KC (4)
Sandeep Lamichhane (4)

Squads

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  Malaysia[2]     Nepal[8]

T20I series

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1st T20I

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13 July 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Malaysia  
128/9 (20 overs)
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    Nepal
129/3 (18.3 overs)
Virandeep Singh 57 (49)
Karan KC 3/27 (4 overs)
Paras Khadka 86* (50)
Anwar Rahman 2/20 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 7 wickets
Kinrara Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Denish Sevakumaran (Mas)
Player of the match: Paras Khadka (Nep)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Pavandeep Singh (Mas) made his T20I debut.

2nd T20I

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14 July 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Nepal    
173/6 (20 overs)
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  Malaysia
167/7 (20 overs)
Binod Bhandari 51* (25)
Fitri Sham 3/26 (3 overs)
Syed Aziz 50 (37)
Sompal Kami 2/25 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 6 runs
Kinrara Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Narayanan Sivan (Mas)
Player of the match: Binod Bhandari (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Malaysia to host Nepal for Twenty20 bilateral series". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Nepal, Malaysia Gear Up For T20 World Cup Qualifiers In Bilateral Series". Cricket Malaysia. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Nepal name 25-member preliminary squad for Twenty20 World Cup Asia Finals". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Nepal announce 25-member preliminary squad for Twenty20 World Cup Asia Qualifier". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Nepal's 14-member squad announced for ICC World T20 Asia Finals". Khabarhub. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Nepal complete first ever T20I Series whitewash, edge Malaysia by six runs". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. ^ "FAIZ CONFIDENT OF GOOD SHOWING BY MALAYSIA AT T20 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS". Cricket Malaysia. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Sharad back in the team, Jora, Bhim left out". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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