NEP vs MAL Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 1

Nepal have won five of their last five OD matches against Malaysia.

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Updated - 17 Apr 2023, 19:32 IST

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Preview

Nepal (NEP) will be hosting Malaysia (MAL) in the first match of the ACC Men's Premier Cup 2023 at Kirtipur's Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground on April 18. Nepal are placed in Group A and are favorites to top the group after some impressive results in the recent games. They are unbeaten in their last six ODI games and enter this game as clear favorites.

Malaysia beat Hong Kong A in their last OD match but finished third in the four-match tournament, Hong Kong OD Series, with just one win. The young batter Vijay Unni scored a century and one fifty from three innings in the series. In bowling, Muhammad Wafiq took six wickets from three innings and Unni picked three. Nepal have won all of their last five 50-over games against Malaysia and are clear favorites to win the upcoming game as well.

Match Information

Nepal vs Malaysia, Match 1

ACC Mens Premier Cup, 18 Apr 2023, Tue, 8:45 AM IST ,Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur

Weather Report

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur

Clouds

9.6Ā°C

100% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Nepal

W
W
W
W
W

Malaysia

W
L
L
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Kushal Malla

NEP - all

238 Runs

5Ā Matches

2

Virandeep Singh

MAL - bat

198 Runs

4Ā Matches

187 Runs

5Ā Matches

4

Bhim Sharki

NEP - bat

147 Runs

5Ā Matches

5

Syed Aziz

MAL - all

145 Runs

4Ā Matches

6

Ahmad Faiz

MAL - bat

109 Runs

4Ā Matches

1

Muhammad Wafiq Zarbani

MAL - bowl

181.82

4Ā Matches

2

Karan KC

NEP - bowl

171.43

3Ā Matches

3

Syazrul Idrus

MAL - all

161.54

1Ā Match

4

Kushal Malla

NEP - all

155.56

5Ā Matches

5

Fitri Sham

MAL - all

109.09

2Ā Matches

6

Syed Aziz

MAL - all

105.07

4Ā Matches

13 Wkts

5Ā Matches

2

Karan KC

NEP - bowl

10 Wkts

3Ā Matches

3

Lalit Rajbanshi

NEP - bowl

9 Wkts

5Ā Matches

4

Sompal Kami

NEP - bowl

8 Wkts

5Ā Matches

5

Rizwan Haider

MAL - bat

5 Wkts

4Ā Matches

6

Muhammad Wafiq Zarbani

MAL - bowl

5 Wkts

4Ā Matches

1

Lalit Rajbanshi

NEP - bowl

3.29

5Ā Matches

3.79

5Ā Matches

3

Khizar Hayat Durrani

MAL - bowl

3.79

4Ā Matches

4

Muhammad Amir Azim

MAL - bat

4.22

4Ā Matches

4.29

4Ā Matches

6

Virandeep Singh

MAL - bat

4.31

4Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

Nepal

Asif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Kumar Paudel (C), Aarif Sheikh, B Sharki, K Bhurtel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Lalit Rajbanshi

Bench : Arjun Saud, Gyanendra Malla, Dev Khanal, S Jora, Pratis GC, Sandeep Lamichhane, KS Airee, K Mahato, M Dhakal, S Tamang

Malaysia

Syed Aziz, Wan Muhammad (wk), Ahmad Faiz (C), Sharvin Muniandy, Muhammad Amir Azim, Muhamad Syahadat, Virandeep Singh, Muhammad Wafiq Zarbani, Vijay Unni, Anwar Rahman, Fitri Sham

Bench : Nazril Rahman, Khizar Hayat Durrani, Rizwan Haider

Injury and availability news

It will be added here if there is any injury update for this fixture.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Kirtipur's Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground has a balanced surface in white-ball cricket with an average first-inning score of 200. Spinners usually get a good amount of help with a turn, but Nepal are likely to dominate with a bat as well if they bat first.

200

Average Score

Player Picks

8
C

Rohit Kumar Paudel NEP | BAT

Nepal skipper scored just 16 runs off 25 against UAE in the last match but has been in great form lately. He scored a fifty against UAE last month and has scored 124 runs from his last four overall innings for Nepal.

7.5
C

Asif Sheikh NEP | WK

The young wicketkeeper-batter smashed 53 off just 21 against PNG and also scored a century against the same opponent last month. He is leading the scoring chart for Nepal in ICC CWC League 2 with 934 runs from 30 innings so far.

9

Kushal Bhurtel NEP | BAT

The star batter scored 50 off 35 against UAE in his last 50-over game to continue his red-hot form. Bhurtel has managed to score 138 runs from his last five overall one-day matches and should be in the Dream11 Team at any cost.

8

Vijay Unni MAL | BOWL

The 19-year-old spin all-rounder has been in sensational form with both bat and ball lately. He scored 152 runs and took four wickets in the last two 50-over games for Malaysia in the recent Hong Kong OD Series.

7

Muhammad Wafiq Zarbani MAL | BOWL

The left-arm pace all-rounder was the best bowler for Malaysia in the recent Hong Kong OD Series where he took six wickets from three innings and costs only 6.0 credits on the Dream11 Team.

7

Aarif Sheikh NEP | BAT

The 25-year-old batter scored a fifty against UAE in the last game and scored 43 in the previous game before that. He has scored three 40-plus knocks in his five overall innings and costs only 7.0 credits on the Dream11 Team.

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7

Kushal Malla

NEP | ALL

The young top-order batter scored just 5 runs off 5 balls and failed to get any wickets against UAE in the last match as he continues to struggle for big knocks. He has scored just 60 runs from his last five 50-over games.

8

Khizar Hayat Durrani

MAL | BOWL

The experienced off-spinner is going through a tough patch with the ball as he has failed to pick any wickets in his last five overall innings.

Last Updated On - Apr 17 2023 7:32 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NEP

6 : 5

MAL

Credits Left
10/100

Head To Head
Asif Sheikh
C

7.5

Syed Aziz

8.5

Rohit Kumar Paudel

8

Aarif Sheikh

7

Kushal Bhurtel
VC

9

Virandeep Singh

9

Dipendra Singh Airee

8.5

Sharvin Muniandy

8.5

Muhammad Amir Azim

7.5

Karan KC

8.5

Vijay Unni

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

NEP

7 : 4

MAL

Credits Left
13/100

Grand League
Asif Sheikh

7.5

Rohit Kumar Paudel
C

8

Aarif Sheikh

7

Kushal Bhurtel

9

Ahmad Faiz

7.5

Virandeep Singh

9

Dipendra Singh Airee
VC

8.5

Muhammad Amir Azim

7.5

Sompal Kami

8

Lalit Rajbanshi

7

Vijay Unni

8

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