Preview:
Nepal and Papua New Guinea will be up against each other in the Final of the Nepal T20 Triangular Series 2022. The Nepal team was unbeaten in the group fixtures with 4 victories in 4 league matches and have been the winners in the last two encounters against Papua New Guinea as well. In their last league match against Malaysia, the team posted a total of 223 and won by a margin of 85 runs. The key players for the Nepal team in this fixture will be Dipendra Singh Airee and Sandeep Lamichhane.
On the other hand, the Papua New Guinea team reached the finals by winning 1 of their 4 fixtures. In their last outing in the series against Malaysia, they chased down a total of 196 in an emphatic manner and would be positive ahead of this fixture. The team’s best performers in the series have been Tony Ura and Kabua Moera.
Match Details:
Nepal vs Papua New Guinea, Final T20I
Venue: Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Date & Time: 4th April, at 12:15 PM IST & 12:30 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
NEP vs PNG, Final T20I Pitch Report:
The Nepal team has been successful to hit 200+ runs in a consistent manner on this pitch, depicting the strong support to the batters. While the bowlers will have little or no room for error in their execution.
Injury News:
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NEP vs PNG, Final T20I Probable Playing XIs:
Nepal
Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Dilip Nath (wk), Aarif Sheikh, Karan KC, Aadil Ansari, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Abinash Bohara
Papua New Guinea
Lega Siaka, Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Riley Hekure, Norman Vanua, Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, Simon Atai (wk), Nosaina Pokana
Top Picks for NEP vs PNG 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Dipendra Singh Airee is the leading run-scorer in the series with 201 runs in 4 games and will be the best pick for this game. In the last fixture, he scored a sensational 110 off 57 balls.
The leader of the Nepal team, Sandeep Lamichhane has been terrific with his wicket-taking abilities and has 9 dismissals in 4 appearances. He finished with a 3/19 off 4 overs in the last outing.
Tony Ura is the finest batter of the Papua New Guinea team and has 190 runs in 4 matches of the series. In the last league game, he was named as player of the match for a knock of 86* off 34 balls, while also finishing with 3 sixes to win the match for the team.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NEP vs PNG 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Asif Sheikh, Arif Sheikh, Rohit Paudel, Tony Ura, Assad Vala, Charles Amini, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Kabua Morea (vc), Karan KC, Norman Vanua, Sandeep Lamichhane
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NEP vs PNG 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Asif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Rohit Paudel, Sese Bau, Tony Ura (vc), Chad Soper, Charles Amini, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kabua Morea, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane (c)
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhanne
Vice-Captain Options: Tony Ura, Kabua Morea
