Preview:
Nepal will take on United Arab Emirates in the 1st Semi-Final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A 2021/22 on Tuesday. Nepal are unbeaten in this tournament having won three consecutive matches and finished at the top of the Group B standings with 6 points. They didn’t get enough fight from the opposition and won all their matches with a lot of ease.
The United Arab Emirates on the other hand beat Ireland and Germany in their first two matches however in a crunch finish they lost to Bahrain by 2 runs. They finished at the 2nd spot in the Group A standings with 4 points.
Match Details:
Nepal vs United Arab Emirates, Semi-Final 1
Venue: AI Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), AI Amerat
Date & Time: 22nd February, at 3:30 PM IST and 2:00 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
NEP vs UAE, Semi-Final 1 Pitch Report:
The wicket hasn’t changed a bit and we can expect a balanced surface for this match as well. It has produced some exciting contests in the past and we can watch out for another close finish on Tuesday.
Injury News:
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NEP vs UAE, Semi-Final 1 Probable Playing XIs:
Nepal
Kushal Bhurtel, Asif-Sheikh (wk), Gyanendra Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Shiekh, Lokesh Bahadur Bam, Bibek Yadav / Kushal Malla, Kamal Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Abhinash Bohara, Jitendra Mukhiya
United Arab Emirates
Waseem Muhammad, Chirag Suri, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Rohan Mustafa, Basil Hameed, Zawar Farid, Kashif Daud, Muhammad Usman, Ahmed Raza (c), Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique
Top Picks for NEP vs UAE Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Nepal
Opener, Kushal Bhurtel has scored the most runs for Nepal in this tournament. In 3 matches, he has scored 143 runs at an average of 143 with the highest score of 104*.
Dipendra Singh Airee is always a good pick for your fantasy teams considering his all-round skills. In 3 matches, he has scored 121 runs at an average of 60.5 and picked up 3 wickets.
Top Picks – United Arab Emirates
Vriitya Aravind is in awesome form with the bat in this competition. Including two half-centuries, he has smashed 221 runs at an average of 221 with a strike rate of 149.32.
Chirag Suri is the star attraction in the UAE line-up. He has scored 107 runs in 3 matches in this tournament at an average of 35.66 with the highest score of 81.
NEP vs UAE Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 143 runs | 224 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 121 runs and 3 wickets | 286 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 8 wickets and 16 runs | 303 |
| Vriitya Aravind | 221 runs | 303 |
| Chirag Suri | 107 runs | 145 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NEP vs UAE Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Asif-Sheikh, Vriitya Aravind (c), Chirag Suri, Kushal Bhurtel (vc), Muhammad Usman, Rohan Mustafa, Dipendra Singh Airee, Waseem Muhammad, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kamal Singh Airee, Karthik Meiyappan
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NEP vs UAE Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Vriitya Aravind, Chirag Suri (vc), Kushal Bhurtel, Aarif Shiekh, Basil Hameed, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Kashif Daud, Waseem Muhammad, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kamal Singh Airee, Karthik Meiyappan
Today’s NEP vs UAE Probable Winners:
UAE are expected to win this match.
