Zimbabwe vs Nepal, 1st Match, Group A at Harare, CWC Qualifier, Jun 18 2023 - Full Scorecard

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kushal Bhurtel	b Masakadza	99	95	-	13	2	104.21

Aasif Sheikh †	c Burl b Masakadza	66	100	-	7	0	66.00

Kushal Malla	c Ervine b Chatara	41	42	-	2	3	97.61

Rohit Paudel (c)	c †Madande b Ngarava	31	29	-	5	0	106.89

Aarif Sheikh	c Burl b Ngarava	10	11	-	0	0	90.90

Gulsan Jha	c Williams b Ngarava	13	13	-	1	0	100.00

Dipendra Singh Airee	c Williams b Muzarabani	6	7	-	0	0	85.71

Bhim Sharki	c †Madande b Ngarava	0	1	-	0	0	0.00

Karan KC	not out	2	2	-	0	0	100.00
Sompal Kami	not out	0	2	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 8, nb 1, w 7, pen 5)	22
Total	50 Ov (RR: 5.80)	290/8
Did not bat Sandeep Lamichhane
Fall of wickets 1-171 (Kushal Bhurtel, 31.5 ov), 2-174 (Aasif Sheikh, 33.5 ov), 3-246 (Rohit Paudel, 43.1 ov), 4-255 (Kushal Malla, 44.3 ov), 5-271 (Aarif Sheikh, 46.6 ov), 6-283 (Gulsan Jha, 48.2 ov), 7-283 (Bhim Sharki, 48.3 ov), 8-289 (Dipendra Singh Airee, 49.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Tendai Chatara	7	1	59	1	8.42	22	2	0
44.3 to Kushal Malla, Dishes out a full toss wide of off, a harmless delivery but he ends up spooning it straight to short extra cover where Ervine gobbles it up gleefully, got the toe-end of the bat. A useful and brisk 41 run knock that has given impetus to Nepal's innings. 255/4 Photos
Richard Ngarava	9	1	43	4	4.77	33	2	1
43.1 to RK Paudel, Edged and taken! That's a scorching delivery banged into the pitch and it lifted insanely off the deck swirling away in the channel, he went for the hook looking a bit ungainly, edge fountained straight up and fell into the keeper's mitts. That was some serious pace and he was hurried into playing the hook shot. A timely scalp for Zimbabwe. 246/3 46.6 to Aarif Sheikh, Another one bites the dust! Ngarava has the last laugh but wait, umpires are checking if the height of the delivery is alright. It was a high full-toss. There is no problem with the foot, well behind the line, batter was out of his crease and the on-field umpires signals out as Aarif starts to take the long walk back into the pavilion, his ebullience lasted 11 deliveries. Simple catch at mid-off for Ryan Burl. 271/5 48.2 to Gulsan Jha, What a comeback, that's a tremendous riposte from Ngarava, you just can't keep him out of action, livewire in the field and delivering the goods with the ball at death. Slams it on a shorter length, ball rising steeply as he goes for the pull but finds the fielder stationed perfectly for this false shot at deep midwicket, Williams charges in from deep and hangs onto it brilliantly. Wickets are tumbling. 283/6 48.3 to B Sharki, Wickets continue to tumble for Nepal as they try to get to 300! Sharki succumbs to short-pitch stuff and lobs it in the air, regulation catch for the keeper and Ngarava is on a hat-trick!. 283/7
Blessing Muzarabani	10	0	48	1	4.80	32	1	0
49.4 to DS Airee, Williams catches it like a bird catches its prey, Airee went for the big shot but couldn't clear deep midwicket. Undone by the slowness of the delivery and you could see he was getting frustrated with a barrage of dots piling up, he had to go for it. Zimbabwe have done well to pull things back in their favor in the last couple of overs. 289/8
Wellington Masakadza	10	0	42	2	4.20	31	1	0
31.5 to K Bhurtel, he's gone! Bhurtel has been yorked for 99! Agony writ large on the Nepali's face, and a nation grieves with him! Williams comes up to pat him on the shoulder for a phenomenal, joyful innings, but an innings that ends one short of the most magnificent 100. 171/1 33.5 to Aasif Sheikh, straight up in the air, and Burl takes a comfortable catch. Aasif falls, Harare erupts and Nepal wobble!. A lazy swipe across the line as Aasif tries to keep the momentum going for Nepal, but instead, plays a shot that sends him back to the pavilion. Zimbabwe hitting back in these last few overs, with two new batters at the crease. 174/2 Photos
Sean Williams	4	0	23	0	5.75	10	1	0
Sikandar Raza	6	0	44	0	7.33	11	0	0
Wessly Madhevere	4	0	17	0	4.25	15	0	0

Zimbabwe (T: 291 runs from 50 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Joylord Gumbie	lbw b Sompal Kami	25	29	-	5	0	86.20

Craig Ervine (c)	not out	121	128	-	15	1	94.53
Wessly Madhevere	c Airee b Gulsan Jha	32	38	-	2	0	84.21

Sean Williams	not out	102	70	-	13	1	145.71
Extras	(lb 4, w 7)	11
Total	44.1 Ov (RR: 6.58)	291/2
Did not bat Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Clive Madande †, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani
Fall of wickets 1-45 (Joylord Gumbie, 7.6 ov), 2-127 (Wessly Madhevere, 23.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Karan KC	4	0	26	0	6.50	11	1	0
Sompal Kami	5.3	1	30	1	5.45	21	2	0
7.6 to J Gumbie, rapped on the pads, and this time the umpire raises his finger! Looks like Gumbie might be a bit unlucky on this occasion; looked like it might be sliding down. The opener doesn't look best pleased, but Nepal have their breakthrough!. 45/1 Photos
Dipendra Singh Airee	10	1	58	0	5.80	27	0	0
Sandeep Lamichhane	10	0	77	0	7.70	21	2	0
Gulsan Jha	8	0	56	1	7.00	19	2	0
23.2 to W Madhevere, short ball does the trick for Gulshan!Madhevere couldn't get on top of it but tried to hook it over fine leg. He only gets a top edge, and Airee is perfectly positioned for a simple catch. Much needed breakthrough arrives for Nepal. 127/2 Photos
Kushal Malla	1	0	7	0	7.00	1	0	0
Rohit Paudel	2.1	0	14	0	6.46	6	0	0
Aarif Sheikh	3.3	0	19	0	5.42	12	0	0

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Match Flow

Nepal innings

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 0 wicket)

Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 166 runs, 2 wickets)

Nepal: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 3

1st Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (K Bhurtel 33, Aasif Sheikh 14, Ex 3)

Drinks: Nepal - 76/0 in 18.0 overs (K Bhurtel 47, Aasif Sheikh 25)

K Bhurtel: 50 off 63 balls (8 x 4)

Nepal: 100 runs in 22.5 overs (137 balls), Extras 7

1st Wicket: 100 runs in 137 balls (K Bhurtel 60, Aasif Sheikh 33, Ex 7)

Nepal: 150 runs in 27.5 overs (167 balls), Extras 7

Aasif Sheikh: 50 off 82 balls (5 x 4)

1st Wicket: 150 runs in 167 balls (K Bhurtel 92, Aasif Sheikh 51, Ex 7)

Drinks: Nepal - 195/2 in 38.0 overs (Kushal Malla 15, RK Paudel 7)

Nepal: 200 runs in 38.2 overs (230 balls), Extras 8

Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 79 runs, 6 wickets)

Penalty: 41.4 - Unfairly fielding the ball

3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (Kushal Malla 26, RK Paudel 20, Ex 8)

Nepal: 250 runs in 44.2 overs (267 balls), Extras 16

Innings Break: Nepal - 290/8 in 50.0 overs (Karan KC 2, Sompal Kami 0)

Zimbabwe innings

Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 1 wicket)

Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 4

Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 187 runs, 1 wicket)

Drinks: Zimbabwe - 94/1 in 18.0 overs (CR Ervine 40, W Madhevere 23)

2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (CR Ervine 24, W Madhevere 24, Ex 2)

Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 6

CR Ervine: 50 off 60 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)

Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 26.5 overs (161 balls), Extras 9

3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (CR Ervine 26, SC Williams 24, Ex 1)

Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 33.2 overs (200 balls), Extras 10

Drinks: Zimbabwe - 201/2 in 34.0 overs (CR Ervine 95, SC Williams 39)

SC Williams: 50 off 41 balls (7 x 4)

CR Ervine: 100 off 111 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)

3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 89 balls (CR Ervine 43, SC Williams 56, Ex 1)

Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 0 wicket)

Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 41.3 overs (249 balls), Extras 10

3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 121 balls (CR Ervine 60, SC Williams 94, Ex 1)

SC Williams: 100 off 70 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)

Match Details

GroundHarare Sports Club

TossZimbabwe, elected to field first

Series

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Season2023

Player Of The Match

Craig Ervine

Match numberODI no. 4585

Hours of play (local time)9.00 start, First Session 9.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-13.00, Second Session 13.00-16.30

Match days18 June 2023 - day (50-over match)

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Match Referee

PointsZimbabwe 2, Nepal 0

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