Preview:
Nepal will take on Papua New Guinea in the Final of the T20I series on Monday. Nepal had an exceptional series so far as they won all their 4 matches played and without any doubt, they finished at the top spot of the standings with 8 points. Dipendra Singh Airee with the bat and KC Karan with the ball are the stand-out performers for them. They are the sheer favorites to win this series.
Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, are developing quickly in the international arena. In a must-win game, they beat Malaysia by 8 wickets with 13 balls still left in the match. Prior to that, they had lost 3 matches and no one would have expected them to reach the finals.
Match Details:
Nepal vs Papua New Guinea, Final T20I
Venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Date & Time: 4th April, at 12:15 PM IST and 12:30 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
NEP vs PNG, Final T20I Pitch Report:
It’s a batters’ paradise and the bowlers will have a hard time for sure bowling on this wicket. There are no excuses for the batters if they get out for a below-par score. Batting first is a preferable option.
Injury Updates:
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NEP vs PNG, Final T20I Probable Playing XIs:
Nepal
Kushal Bhurtel, Asif-Sheikh (wk), Rohit Kumar Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Shiekh, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Dilip Nath (wk), KC Karan, Sandeep Lamichhane (c), Kamal Singh Airee, Abinash Bohara
Papua New Guinea
Lega Siaka, Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Norman Vanua, Riley Hekure, Chad Soper, Simon Atai (wk), Kabua Morea, Semo Kamea
Top Picks for NEP vs PNG Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Nepal
Dipendra Singh Airee is in sensational form at the moment. He is the leading run-scorer in this series with 201 runs in 4 matches at an average of 67 with a strike rate of 181.08 and also chipped in with 3 wickets.
Asif-Sheikh had a good series as well with the bat. In 4 matches, he has scored 156 runs at an average of 39 with a strike rate of 140.54.
Top Picks – Papua New Guinea
Tony Ura played destructive innings in the last match against Malaysia where he scored an unbeaten 86* runs from just 34 balls. Overall in 4 matches in this series, he has scored 190 runs at an average of 63.33.
Charles Amini is one of the best all-rounders in the current PNG setup. He has added 117 runs in 4 matches in this series at an average of 29.25 and picked up 2 wickets as well.
NEP vs PNG Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Series) | Dream11 Points |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 201 runs and 3 wickets | 432 |
| Asif-Sheikh | 156 runs | 233 |
| KC Karan | 10 wickets and 15 runs | 347 |
| Tony Ura | 190 runs | 326 |
| Charles Amini | 117 runs and 2 wickets | 215 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NEP vs PNG Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Asif-Sheikh, Sese Bau, Tony Ura (vc), Kushal Bhurtel, Charles Amini, Assad Vala, Dipendra Singh Airee (c), KC Karan, Norman Vanua, Sandeep Lamichhane, Abinash Bohara
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NEP vs PNG Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Asif-Sheikh, Sese Bau, Tony Ura, Kushal Bhurtel (vc), Rohit Kumar Paudel, Charles Amini (c), Assad Vala, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kabua Morea, Norman Vanua, Abinash Bohara
Today’s NEP vs PNG Probable Winners:
Nepal are expected to win this match.
