2023 Nepal T20I Tri-Nation Series
| 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 18–27 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  United Arab Emirates won the tournament. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series |  Karan KC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Nepal Tri-Nation Series[1] was a Twenty20 International cricket tournament, took place in October 2023 in Nepal.[2] The participating teams were Nepal, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.[3] The tournament formed part of all the three teams' preparations for the Asia World Cup Qualifier.[4]
The tournament was played in a double round-robin format,[5] followed by a final between the top two sides.[6] The group matches were played at the Mulpani Cricket Stadium in Kageshwari-Manohara,[7] and the final was played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.[8]
The UAE defeated Nepal by 6 wickets in the final.[9] Karan KC of Nepal was named player of the tournament.[10]
Squads
 Hong Kong[11]
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Nepal[12]
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United Arab Emirates[13]
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Round robin
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 1 | Nepal (H)
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.975 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.879 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.102 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(H) Host
(H) Host
Fixtures
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first T20I match to be played at this venue.[14]
- Mousom Dhakal (Nep) and Khalid Shah (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
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Yasim Murtaza 36 (36) Karan KC 4/15 (4 overs) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Martin Coetzee (HK) made his T20I debut.
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Muhammad Waseem 40 (17) Yasim Murtaza 2/20 (4 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Jash Giyanani (UAE) made his T20I debut.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ @CricketNep (18 October 2023). "Dashain is not the only festival in the country; the cricketing fiesta begins today as we are all set for the Dabur Honey Nepal T20I Triangular Series!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nepal to host a Tri-series ahead of T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier". Cricnepal. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "T20I Triangular Series: Nepal, UAE and Hong Kong to test themselves before T20 World Cup Qualifier". Online Khabar. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Nepal announce final squad for T20I Tri-series". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Nepal to host Tri-Nations T20 Series next month". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Cricket Nepal to host UAE and Hong Kong Men for T20 International series in October 2023". Czarsportz. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Nepal announces 18-man squad for T20I Tri-Series". Cricnepal. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Lamichhane pulls out of Nepal Tri-series". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Nepal lose T20I Tri-Nation Series to UAE". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "T20I Triangular Series: UAE beat Nepal in the final". Online Khabar. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Hong Kong, China Men's Squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Announced! HK Cricket". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Nepal's 18 member team for the Nepal T20I Triangular Series". Cricket Association of Nepal. Retrieved 16 October 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "UAE, Hong Kong and hosts Nepal to play T20I tri-series from today". Emirates Cricket. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Mulpani Cricket Ground set to host the first-ever T20I match". Cricnepal. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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