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2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series
Part of 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Date13–20 September 2021
LocationOman
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The 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series was the 6th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament which was played in Oman in September 2021.[1] It was a tri-nation series between Nepal, Oman and the United States cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[2] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[3][4]

The series was originally scheduled to take place in March 2021.[5] In January 2021, USA Cricket named a 44-man squad to begin training in Texas ahead of the series.[6][7] The following month, the Cricket Association of Nepal named a 32-man preliminary squad to begin training for the series.[8] However, on 12 February 2021, the series was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10] In August 2021, Oman Cricket confirmed that the matches would take place the following month,[11] with the International Cricket Council (ICC) announcing the full schedule shortly after.[12]

Of the six matches that were played, host Oman won three of their fixtures, with Nepal winning two matches and the United States winning one.[13]

Squads[edit | edit source]

   Nepal[14]  Oman[15]  United States[16]

The United States named Kyle Phillip as a travelling reserve player for the tour,[17] and later named Sanjay Krishnamurthi as another reserve player.[18] Before the first match, Aaron Jones and Jasdeep Singh were both ruled out of the US squad, with Phillip and Krishnamurthi called up to the main squad.[19] Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee was also ruled out of the series, after suffering an ankle injury.[20]

Fixtures[edit | edit source]

1st ODI[edit | edit source]

13 September 2021
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
United States 
230/9 (50 overs)
v
   Nepal
231/5 (49 overs)
Monank Patel 100 (114)
Sushan Bhari 2/31 (10 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 84 (93)
Nisarg Patel 2/33 (10 overs)
Nepal won by 5 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Kushal Bhurtel (Nep)

2nd ODI[edit | edit source]

14 September 2021
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Nepal   
196 (47.4 overs)
v
 Oman
200/5 (31.1 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 90 (112)
Bilal Khan 4/47 (10 overs)
Jatinder Singh 107 (62)
Kushal Malla 2/38 (10 overs)
Oman won by 5 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma)
Player of the match: Jatinder Singh (Oma)

3rd ODI[edit | edit source]

16 September 2021
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
United States 
178 (44.4 overs)
v
 Oman
179/6 (49.4 overs)
Elmore Hutchinson 49* (61)
Ayaan Khan 2/29 (9 overs)
Suraj Kumar 35 (45)
Saurabh Netravalkar 3/39 (10 overs)
Oman won by 4 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nadeem (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
  • Dominique Rikhi (USA) made his ODI debut.

4th ODI[edit | edit source]

17 September 2021
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Nepal   
174 (48 overs)
v
 United States
175/4 (29.3 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 55 (105)
Saurabh Netravalkar 4/29 (9 overs)
Steven Taylor 92 (63)
Karan KC 2/23 (5 overs)
United States won by 6 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Harikrishna Pillai (Oma)
Player of the match: Steven Taylor (USA)
  • United States won the toss and elected to field.
  • Gulsan Jha (Nep) and Kyle Phillip (USA) both made their ODI debuts.

5th ODI[edit | edit source]

19 September 2021
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Oman 
121 (37.1 overs)
v
   Nepal
122/3 (18.2 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 41 (66)
Sandeep Lamichhane 4/18 (8.1 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 52* (46)
Nestor Dhamba 2/20 (3 overs)
Nepal won by 7 wickets
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg)
Player of the match: Karan KC (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sufyan Mehmood (Oma) made his ODI debut.

6th ODI[edit | edit source]

20 September 2021
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Oman 
274/7 (50 overs)
v
 United States
202 (39.5 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 53 (53)
Nosthush Kenjige 3/49 (10 overs)
Monank Patel 56 (58)
Ayaan Khan 4/36 (8 overs)
Oman won by 72 runs
Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg)
Player of the match: Ayaan Khan (Oma)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Oman confirms hosting Mumbai to prepare for WCL League Two, T20 Cricket World Cup". Times of Oman. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Former West Indies player Narsingh Deonarine part of USA training camp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "USA Cricket Selection Update". USA Cricket. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "32 players called up for Oman Tri-series closed-camp". Cricketing Nepal. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Three Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series postponed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Covid-19 forces postponement of three men's World Cup League 2 series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Many India players among strong Mumbai side coming to Oman". Oman Cricket. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 set to resume". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Global Game: Zimbabwe win the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Nepal announces squad for the CWCL2 series". Emerging Cricket. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Our 14 member squad that would compete for World Cricket League Championship 2". Oman Cricket (via Facebook). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Former Guyana batter Gajanand Singh earns USA call-up as part of revamped squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  17. ↑ "Team USA Men's Squad Named for Return of International Cricket with Tour of Oman". USA Cricket. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "Sanjay Krishnamurthi Called Up for USA Tour of Oman". USA Cricket. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Phillip and Krishnamurthi called into ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 Squad". USA Cricket. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Dipendra Airee ruled out of Oman tri-series". Cric Nepal. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Kushal Bhurtel and Rohit Paudel carry Nepal to World Cup qualifying success over USA". The National. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Jatinder, Bilal power Oman to comfortable win over Nepal". Times of Oman. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

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