Preview:
Since Malaysia tied their previous match on Wednesday, Nepal have made it to the finals of the series with a game in hand. After winning their first two matches quite convincingly, Nepal had to bow down to the Netherlands in their 3rd game. They will be eyeing to finish at the top of the table.
Malaysia tied their 3rd game in this series and lost all hopes of making it to the finals. Prior to that, they had lost their first two games against the Netherlands and hosts Nepal. They will look forward to ending their tournament campaign with a win.
Match Details:
Nepal vs Malaysia, 6th T20I
Venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Date & Time: 22nd April at 1:00 PM IST, 1:15 PM local time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The surface will assist the batsmen for the most part of the match. Batting will become easy in the second half of the match. Defending the scores will be really hard and whoever wins the toss should bowl first.
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Probable Playing XIs NEP vs MAL:
Nepal
Kushal Bhurtel, Mohammad Aasif Sheikh, Gyanendra Malla (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Binod Bhandari (wk), KC Karan, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara, Shahab Alam
Malaysia
Syed Aziz, Anwar Arudin, Ahmad Faiz (c), Virandeep Singh, Sharvin Muniandy, Shafiq Sharif (wk), Aminuddin Ramly, Anwar Rahman, Fitri Sham, Pavandeep Singh, Muhammad Wafiq Irfan Zarbani
Top Picks for NEP vs MAL Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batsmen
Kushal Bhurtel has scored three consecutive half-centuries in this series at the top of the order. He is the leading run-scorer in this series with 185 runs in 3 matches at an average of 92.5.
Syed Aziz played reasonably well with the bat for Malaysia in this series, scoring 64 runs in 3 matches at an average of 21.33. Overall in his T20I career, he has notched up 632 runs in 22 matches.
Top Picks – All-Rounders
KC Karan has got 129 points for his performances in this series. He has scalped 4 wickets in 3 matches at an economy of 7.33, with the best figures of 3/17.
Sharvin Muniandy is a decent buy for your fantasy teams. In 3 matches in this series, he has scored 48 runs at an average of 24 and a strike rate of 133.33.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Young superstar from Nepal, Sandeep Lamichhane has scalped the most wickets in this series. He has picked up 8 wickets in the 3 matches at an economy of 8.02.
Muhammad Wafiq Irfan Zarbani bowled brilliantly in the last match against the Netherlands, picking up 2 important wickets of Vikramjit Singh and the in-form Dutch batsman Bas de Leede.
Top Picks – Wicketkeepers
Virandeep Singh has been impressive with the bat in this series, scoring the most runs for Malaysia. He has accumulated 107 runs in 3 matches at an average of 35.66 and a strike rate of 152.85. Singh has also scalped 2 wickets with the ball at an economy of 6.5.
NEP vs MAL Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (last 5 T20s) | Dream11 Points |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 194 runs | 86, 96, 107, 3.5, 17.5 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 wickets | 124, 72, 58, 5, 56 |
| Mohammad Aasif Sheikh | 96 runs ( last 3 matches) | 2, 66, 80 |
| Syed Aziz | 146 runs and 2 wickets | 52, 37, 6, 19, 150 |
| Virandeep Singh | 166 runs and 4 wickets | 62, 32, 121, 40, 107 |
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NEP vs MAL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Virandeep Singh, Mohammad Aasif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aminuddin Ramly, Syed Aziz, KC Karan, Sharvin Muniandy, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane (vc), Muhammad Wafiq Irfan Zarbani
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NEP vs MAL Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Virandeep Singh (c), Gyanendra Malla, Kushal Bhurtel, Dipendra Singh Airee (vc), Aminuddin Ramly, Syed Aziz, Sharvin Muniandy, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Pavandeep Singh, Shahab Alam
NEP vs MAL Risky Captaincy Choices:
Gyanendra Malla has scored 33 runs in 2 innings in this series, with a strike rate of 157.14. He has been selected by 31.57 % of users for their fantasy at the time of writing. You can take a risk in choosing him as your skipper.
Sharvin Muniandy is another player who can be a risky captaincy pick. He has 262 runs and 19 wickets to his name in T20I cricket.
Player you should avoid:
Malaysia skipper Ahmad Faiz has managed to score only 13 points in this series. Considering his recent form, it’s better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.
