Nepal vs United Arab Emirates, ICC CWCLT 2019-22, Today Match Prediction 12 March 2023

nep vs uae Match Prediction & Analysis

Nepal are on a roll after a good run of games. They have won three matches in a row and four in their last five overall. They defeated their opposition by a whopping 52 run margin in their last match. They will look to continue this magnificent form against the UAE to improve their standings in the World Cup Qualifiers table.

UAE are struggling lately and have lost their last three matches in a row. They are desperately looking for a win right now to save their season. They lost their last match by 56 runs and will look to put that in the past as they face the inform Nepal in their next match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Nepal Preview

Nepal are in hot form at the moment with their recent spectacular performances. Their most recent win was over PNG by 52 runs. Nepal set a target of 298 runs batting first. Aasif Sheikh scored a beautiful century for Nepal. He scored a run a ball 110 runs to boost the team’s total to a par score.

The Nepal bowlers were on the money from get go as they defended the target with ease. Star bowler Sandeep Lamichhane was brilliant once again as he picked up 4 wickets for the team. He gave away only 37 runs in his 10 overs which proved to be the game changer for Nepal. They will want to continue this performance in the next match against UAE as well.

Key players: Sandeep Lamichhane, Aasif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee

Nepal Predicted Playing XI:

Sandeep Lamichhane, Aasif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla, Gyanendra Malla, Rohit Paudel, Bhim Sharki, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Aarif Sheikh.

Nepal Actual Playing XI:

Kushal Malla, Lalit Rajbanshi, Dipendra Singh Airee, Bhim Sharki, Gulsan Jha, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Rohit Kumar Paudel, Aarif Sheikh, Sandeep Lamichhane

United Arab Emirates Preview

Team UAE need a win as soon as possible. They are not looking good right now with the bat or the bowl. They lost their previous match against the bottom-placed PNG by 56 runs. They bowled first in their previous match and restricted the opponents to a decent total of 246 runs. Aayan Afzal Khan was the top performer with the ball as he picked up 3 wickets while conceding only 34 runs in his 10 overs.

While chasing only a couple of the UAE batters took responsibility as the team fell short by 56 runs. Muhammad Waseem scored 41 runs off 27 balls and Aryan Lakra scored 51 runs as no other batsmen stood up to fight. UAE need to sort out their batting to have a chance in defeating the in-form Nepal in their next match.

Key players: Aryan Lakra, Muhammad Waseem, Aayan Afzal Khan.

United Arab Emirates Predicted Playing XI:

Aryan Lakra, Muhammad Waseem, Aayan Afzal Khan, Asif Khan, Vriitya Arvind, Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Rohan Mustafa, Zawar Farid, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan.

United Arab Emirates Actual Playing XI:

Karthik Meiyappan, Rohan Mustafa, Mohammad Waseem, Aryan Lakra, Zahoor Khan, Zawar Farid, Asif Khan, Ashwanth Valthappa, Junaid Siddique, Vriitya Aravind, Aayan Khan

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch is a batting friendly wicket and the batsmen should look to capitalize as much as possible and score freely here. There may be assistance to the spinners as the game goes on but all in all this is a batsmen’s paradise.

The weather conditions are perfect for a game of cricket as there is very low chance of rainfall. The humidity index is at 48% with constant temperatures around 22 degrees Celsius.

Venue Details

The match between Nepal and UAE will take place at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur in Nepal.

Toss: To Bat

The match will be held in Kirtipur in Nepal which is a great stadium to bat first and set a good target. The main aim in this pitch will be to bat first after winning the toss and defend the total. The team winning the toss should bat first here.