NEP vs USA Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - Todays Match Preview
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Thu, May 21, 2026Last Updated on May 22, 2026 09:29 AM
Nepal vs United States Cricket Match Previews
ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27
NEP 317/8 (50)
USA 195/10 (41.2)
Nepal won by 122 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushil Ugarkar* | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipendra Singh Airee* | 4.2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 |
| Gulsan Jha | 6 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 6 |
Last Wicket:Nosthush Kenjige c Kushal Bhurtel b Dipendra Singh Airee 29(50) - 195/10 in 41.2 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Nepal vs United States of America
Nepal — Innings 1 (317/8 in 50 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel c Saiteja Mukkamalla b Shubham Ranjane | 29 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 74.36 | |
| Aasif Sheikh (wk) c Smit Patel b Rushil Ugarkar | 43 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 75.44 | |
| Ishan Pandey c Shehan Jayasuriya b Shubham Ranjane | 84 | 83 | 8 | 1 | 101.2 | |
| Rohit Paudel (c) lbw b Milind Kumar | 46 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 77.97 | |
| Dipendra Singh Airee run out (Rushil Ugarkar) | 59 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 163.89 | |
| Gulsan Jha c Nosthush Kenjige b Shubham Ranjane | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 125 | |
| Aarif Sheikh not out | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 180 | |
| Sompal Kami run out (Nosthush Kenjige/Smit Patel) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 | |
| Nandan Yadav run out (Harmeet Singh/Smit Patel) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 14 | Total: 17 | |||||
| Total | 317 | 8 wkts, 50 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saurabh Netravalkar | 9 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Rushil Ugarkar | 9 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 9 |
| Nosthush Kenjige | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Shubham Ranjane | 10 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 6.1 |
| Milind Kumar | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Harmeet Singh | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 6.4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh | 69 | 77 |
| Ishan Pandey & Aasif Sheikh | 15 | 34 |
| Ishan Pandey & Rohit Paudel | 110 | 117 |
| Ishan Pandey & Dipendra Singh Airee | 21 | 16 |
| Gulsan Jha & Dipendra Singh Airee | 47 | 29 |
| Aarif Sheikh & Dipendra Singh Airee | 38 | 18 |
| Aarif Sheikh & Sompal Kami | 14 | 6 |
| Aarif Sheikh & Nandan Yadav | 1 | 3 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kushal Bhurtel | 12.5 | 69 |
| 2 | Aasif Sheikh | 18.3 | 84 |
| 3 | Rohit Paudel | 37.6 | 194 |
| 4 | Ishan Pandey | 40.4 | 215 |
| 5 | Gulsan Jha | 45.3 | 262 |
| 6 | Dipendra Singh Airee | 48.3 | 300 |
| 7 | Sompal Kami | 49.3 | 315 |
| 8 | Nandan Yadav | 50 | 317 |
United States of America — Innings 2 (195/10 in 41.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smit Patel (wk) c Aasif Sheikh b Sompal Kami | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shayan Jahangir c Aasif Sheikh b Sandeep Lamichhane | 27 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 79.41 | |
| Shehan Jayasuriya b Dipendra Singh Airee | 26 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 96.3 | |
| Saiteja Mukkamalla (c) b Sandeep Lamichhane | 22 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 61.11 | |
| Milind Kumar lbw b Sandeep Lamichhane | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 63.16 | |
| Shubham Ranjane lbw b Lalit Rajbanshi | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi b Gulsan Jha | 56 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 127.27 | |
| Harmeet Singh c Rohit Paudel b Lalit Rajbanshi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nosthush Kenjige c Kushal Bhurtel b Dipendra Singh Airee | 29 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 58 | |
| Saurabh Netravalkar c Aasif Sheikh b Gulsan Jha | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 52.63 | |
| Rushil Ugarkar not out | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 2 | Wides: 8 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 195 | 10 wkts, 41.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sompal Kami | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 4.2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 |
| Nandan Yadav | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 10 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 |
| Gulsan Jha | 6 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 6 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Smit Patel & Shayan Jahangir | 0 | 4 |
| Shehan Jayasuriya & Shayan Jahangir | 53 | 59 |
| Shehan Jayasuriya & Saiteja Mukkamalla | 2 | 4 |
| Milind Kumar & Saiteja Mukkamalla | 29 | 40 |
| Shubham Ranjane & Saiteja Mukkamalla | 8 | 17 |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi & Saiteja Mukkamalla | 2 | 7 |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi & Harmeet Singh | 1 | 4 |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi & Nosthush Kenjige | 70 | 73 |
| Saurabh Netravalkar & Nosthush Kenjige | 16 | 25 |
| Rushil Ugarkar & Nosthush Kenjige | 18 | 16 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smit Patel | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2 | Shayan Jahangir | 10.3 | 53 |
| 3 | Shehan Jayasuriya | 11.1 | 55 |
| 4 | Milind Kumar | 17.5 | 84 |
| 5 | Shubham Ranjane | 20.4 | 92 |
| 6 | Saiteja Mukkamalla | 21.5 | 94 |
| 7 | Harmeet Singh | 22.3 | 95 |
| 8 | Sanjay Krishnamurthi | 34.4 | 165 |
| 9 | Saurabh Netravalkar | 38.5 | 181 |
| 10 | Nosthush Kenjige | 41.2 | 195 |
NEP vs USA Match Prediction, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27, Nepal vs United States Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
NEP vs USA (Nepal vs United States) Match Details
| Match | Nepal vs United States (NEP vs USA) |
| League | ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27 |
| Date | Friday, 22nd May 2026 |
| Time | 09:45 AM (IST) - 04:15 AM (GMT) |
NEP vs USA Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
NEP vs USA Match Venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, Nepal
NEP vs USA Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
NEP vs USA Weather Report: Weather in Kirtipur, NP is cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 16°C on the match day with 55% humidity and 2.5 km/h wind speed. And the Visiblity is 7 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground Score Records:
| Total matches: | 34 |
| Batting first won: | 12 |
| Bowling first won: | 22 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 215 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 195 |
| Highest Total: | 310/8 |
| Lowest Total: | 35/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 287/8 |
| Lowest Defended: | 197/7 |
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 47%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
NEP vs USA (Nepal vs United States) Playing 11
Nepal vs United States (NEP vs USA) Match Preview
NEP vs USA Match Preview: Nepal will take on United States in ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27 on Friday, 22 May 2026 at 09:15 AM IST.
Nepal (NEP) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Kushal Bhurtel and Aarif Sheikh will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Ishan Pandey will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Rohit Kumar Paudel and Dipendra Singh-Airee will strengthen the middle order for Nepal.
- Rohit Kumar Paudel will lead the Nepal as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Binod Bhandari will do the Wicket Keeping for Nepal.
Spin Bowlers
- Sandeep Lamichhane and Dipendra Singh-Airee will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Sompal Kami and Nandan Yadav will lead the pace attack of his team.
United States (USA) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Smit Patel and Shayan Jahangir will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Sanjay Krishnamurthi will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Saiteja Mukkamalla and Milind Kumar will strengthen the middle order for United States.
- Monank Patel will lead the United States as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- Smit Patel will do the Wicket Keeping for United States.
Spin Bowlers
- Milind Kumar and Harmeet Singh will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Saurabh Netravalkar and Nosthush Kenjige will lead the pace attack of his team.
Nepal vs United States (NEP vs USA) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
NEP vs USA Match Prediction: Nepal has very good form in the recent matches, most probably they will win this match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, USA will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
NEP vs USA ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27 Match Expert Advice: Anil Kumar Sah will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Basir Ahamad will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
NEP vs USA Head to Head
NEP vs USA Head to Head Records: Nepal vs United States have faced each other in 9 matches in ODI. Out of these 9 games, Nepal have won 4 whereas United States have won 4 Matches.
| Match Played | 9 |
| NEP Won | 4 |
| USA Won | 4 |
| Tie/NR | 1 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
NEP vs USA Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. However Smit Patel will be the better option.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
NEP vs USA Winning Prediction
- Nepal looks more strong as compared to United States, Make a 10-1 combination in favour of Nepal
NEP vs USA Small League Must Picks:
NEP - Anil Kumar Sah [341 points], Basir Ahamad [248 points]USA - Shubham Ranjane [0 points], Monank Patel [0 points]
NEP vs USA Grand League Risky Picks:
NEP - Ishan Pandey [0 points], Binod Bhandari [0 points]USA - Juanoy Drysdale [0 points], Yasir Mohammed [0 points]
NEP vs USA Death Over Bowlers:
NEP - Gulshan Jha, KC KaranUSA - Saurabh Netravalkar
Nepal (NEP) Key Players
- Kushal Bhurtel [0W, 29]
- Gulshan Jha [0W]
- Rohit Kumar Paudel [23, 39]
- Sandeep Lamichhane [0W, 1W, 2W]
- Dipendra Singh-Airee [17, (44, 2W)]
United States (USA) Key Players
- Smit Patel [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
- Sanjay Krishnamurthi [68*, 1, 0, 37]
- Harmeet Singh [0W, 4W, 1W, 2W]
- Saiteja Mukkamalla [17, 79, 2, 8, 2]
- Milind Kumar [28, 3, 29, 34]
NEP vs USA Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Sanjay Krishnamurthi [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Kushal Bhurtel [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Harmeet Singh [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
- Saiteja Mukkamalla [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
- Rohit Kumar Paudel [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Milind Kumar [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Dipendra Singh-Airee [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
NEP vs USA Injury / Unavailability
Nepal Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
United States Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
NEP vs USA Live Stream
Where can I see NEP vs USA Live Score?
You can see NEP vs USA Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
NEP vs USA match will be live telecast on FanCode.
NEP vs USA Cricket Match Highlights
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NEP vs USA match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Nepal vs United States (NEP vs USA) Squads
Nepal (NEP) Squad: Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Lalit Rajbanshi, Dipendra Singh-Airee, Rohit Kumar Paudel(C), Kushal Malla, Ishan Pandey, Bhim Sharki, Binod Bhandari(WK), KC Karan, Sher Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Nandan Yadav, Hemanta Dhami, Arjun Kumal, Dev Khanal, Sompal Kami, Mohammad Aasif Sheikh(WK), Shahab Alam, Gulshan Jha, Rijan Dhakal, Anil Kumar Sah(WK), Basir Ahmed, Basir Ahamad
United States (USA) Squad: Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Andries Gous(WK), Monank Patel(WK)(C), Saurabh Netravalkar, Nosthush Kenjige, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Smit Patel(WK), Shayan Jahangir(WK), Juanoy Drysdale, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Harmeet Singh, Yasir Mohammed, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Rushil Ugarkar, Mohammad-Mohsin, Ritvik Appidi, Jessy Singh
NEP vs USA Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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