- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras8 (b 6, w 2)TOTAL122/8 (18.5 Overs, RR: 6.47)Did not bat: H DhamiFall of wickets: 1-21 (Arjun Saud, 2.3 ov), 2-29 (Sundeep Jora, 3.4 ov), 3-40 (Kushal Bhurtel, 5.2 ov), 4-63 (Kushal Malla, 10.2 ov), 5-91 (Basir Ahamad, 14.1 ov), 6-96 (Gulsan Jha, 15.3 ov), 7-111 (Nandan Yadav, 16.6 ov), 8-118 (Sher Malla, 17.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Junaid Siddique 3 0 18 2 6 1 0 Haider Ali 4 0 32 1 8 0 0 Khuzaima Tanveer 3.5 0 17 0 4.43 1 0 Muhammad Arfan 4 0 20 1 5 0 0 Zuhaib Zubair 4 0 29 3 7.25 0 0
20/04Result
1st T20I (D/N), United Arab Emirates tour of Nepal at Kirtipur, Apr 20 2026
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![Nepal]( "Nepal")
122/8 (18.5/18.5 ov) -
![United Arab Emirates]( "United Arab Emirates")
78/4 (8.5/10 ov, target 78)
Player of the Match
20/04Result
1st T20I (D/N), United Arab Emirates tour of Nepal at Kirtipur, Apr 20 2026
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![Nepal]( "Nepal")
122/8 (18.5/18.5 ov) -
![United Arab Emirates]( "United Arab Emirates")
78/4 (8.5/10 ov, target 78)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras5 (b 4, w 1)TOTAL78/4 (8.5 Overs, RR: 8.83)Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Muhammad Waseem, 3.3 ov), 2-36 (Adeeb Usmani, 3.5 ov), 3-44 (Harpreet Singh, 5.4 ov), 4-71 (Alishan Sharafu, 8.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB H Dhami 1 0 20 0 20 0 0 NK Yadav 2 0 14 0 7 0 0 S Malla 2 0 7 0 3.5 0 0 S Lamichhane 2 0 8 3 4 0 0 K Bhurtel 1 0 10 0 10 0 0 Kushal Malla 0.5 0 15 1 18 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Nepal , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
United Arab Emirates led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
20 April 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1 : Overs 0.1 - 6.0 ( Mandatory - 40 Runs , 3 Wkts )
- Nepal : 50 Runs In 8.3 Overs ( 51 balls ) , Extra - 2
- Drinks Break : Nepal 62/3 In 10 Overs ( Kushal Malla 17* , DS Airee 8* )
- Nepal : 100 Runs In 16.3 Overs ( 99 Balls ) , Extra - 6
- Rain stopped play: Nepal 122/8 in 18.5 overs
- Innings break: Nepal - 122/8 In 18.5 Overs ( DS Airee 32* , S Lamichhane 2*)
- United Arab Emirates innings
- Match reduced to 10 overs
- Target: 78 runs
- Powerplay : 0.1 - 3.0 ( Mandatory - 29 Runs)
- United Arab Emirates : 50 Runs in 6.3 Overs ( 39 Balls ) , Extra - 4
United Arab Emirates in Nepal 2026 News
UAE captain Waseem fined and handed demerit point for criticising umpiring
Waseem said the umpiring was biased during the second T20I against Nepal
Five UAE cricketers given citizenship through naturalisation
Khuzaima Tanveer, Ajay Kumar, Akshdeep Nath, Harpreet Bhatia and Adeeb Usmani are the players with UAE citizenship
