Published on: Aug 26, 2022 11:30 am IST|Updated on: Aug 26, 2022 10:48 am IST
KEN vs NEP Dream11 Prediction: International cricket returned to Kenya after 10 long years but it didn’t go as planned for the hosts as they lost the first of the five T20Is against Nepal by 5 wickets. It’s now time for the second T20I which will be played at the same venue, i.e., Nairobi Gymkhana Club on 26th August 2022.
Kenya would be hoping to bounce back with a win in this game before it gets too late. On the other hand, Nepal would be looking to get one more win under their belt and get closer to clinching the 5 match series. How the two teams will line up, let’s take a look.
Fixture Name: Match 2, Kenya vs Nepal
Competition: Kenya vs Nepal T20I
Date: 25th August
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Ground: Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
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Kenya (130/8 in 20 overs) lost to Nepal (133/5 in 19.2 overs) by 5 wickets.
The first match of the series was also played at this very venue and we saw how scoring runs wasn’t easy. The average first innings score on this surface is 126 and with broken clouds expected batting won’t be easy at all.
Nepal- W W W W W Kenya- W W L W L
Alex Obanda Irfan Karim Collins Obuya Rakep Patel Sachin Bhudia Nelson Odhiambo Vraj Patel Elijah Otieno Shem Ngoche Lucas Oluoch Emmanuel Bundi/Nehemiah Odhiambo
The veteran who represented Kenya in 2003 and 2011 Cricket World Cups will be the key batter at the top.
Innings
75
Rakep Patel will be batting in the middle-order. He scored only 9 runs in the opening game but is a far better batter than his last score.
Matches
123.92
NEP Playing 11
Pawan Sarraf Aasif Sheikh Gyanendra Malla Rohit Paudel Dipendra Singh Airee Aarif Sheikh Aadil Ansari Karan KC Sandeep Lamichhane Bibek Yadav Sompal Kami
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Skipper Sandeep Lamichhane is a T20 specialist and could be the one who can damage Kenya’s batting order.
Wicket-keeper batter Aasif Sheikh will be the key batter as he has done significantly well in recent times.
120.89
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WICKET-KEEPERS: Aasif Sheikh BATSMEN: Alex Obanda, Gyanendra Malla, Aarif Sheikh ALL-ROUNDERS: Rakep Patel, Shem Ngoche, KC Karan, DS Airee BOWLERS: Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lucas Oluoch
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For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: G Malla, Asif Sheikh
For Grand League: Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami, KC Karan
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