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Nepal Bat First Against Oman In CWC League Encounter

Reported by Ananya Das (Senior Writer) · India Today ·

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Nepal reached 56 runs for the loss of 1 wicket after 17 overs against Oman in Match 139 of the ICC CWC League 2 series.

Match Details

Nepal won the toss and chose to bat first at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket Ministry Turf 1 in Oman. Ishan Pandey and Dev Khanal are currently batting at the crease for Nepal.

Squads And Officials

The Oman squad features Jatinder Singh, Hasnain Ul Wahab, Hammad Mirza, Mujibur Ali, captain and wicket-keeper Vinayak Shukla, Sanju Sajeev, Jay Odedra, Shah Faisal, Hassnain Shah, Shakeel Ahmed, and Samay Shrivastava. The Nepal squad includes Dev Khanal, wicket-keeper Aasif Sheikh, Ishan Pandey, Rohit Paudel, Basir Ahamad, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, captain Sandeep Lamichhane, and Lalit Rajbanshi. Masudur Rahman from Bangladesh and Vinod Babu from Oman are the umpires for the match, while Wendell Labrooy from Sri Lanka serves as the match referee.

Context

Cricket series like this one give international teams important points on the league table over a multi-year period. Matches played at neutral or away venues test visiting squads against local conditions.

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