NEP vs PNG Dream11 Prediction: Nepal and Papua New Guinea will feature in an ODI on September 7 at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Muscat, Oman.
This will be the first match of the series between the two sides. For Nepal, their captain Gyanendra Malla and leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane would be the key players. In the PNG team, their captain and all-rounder Asadollah Vala and all-rounder Charles Amini would be crucial.
Fixture Name: Nepal vs Papua New Guinea
Competition: Nepal vs Papua New Guinea ODI
Date: 7 September
Time: 11:00 AM IST
Ground: Al Amerat Cricket Ground, Muscat, Oman
Pitch report: Expected to be a bit on the slower side with not much bounce. Spinners could benefit in such conditions.
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Chasing 159, USA beat PNG comfortably by 7 wickets yesterday.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Binod Bhandari
BATSMEN: Gyanendra Malla, Aasif Sheikh, Tony Ura
ALL-ROUNDERS: Karan KC, Asadollah Vala, Charles Amini
BOWLERS: Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami, Sushan Bhari, Nosaina Pokana
These two sides are meeting for the first time in this series. Nepal would be the favourites to win the match.
Gyanendra Malla Stats in ODIs: 222 runs, Bat. Avg. 22.2
Asadollah Vala Stats in ODIs: 739 runs, Bat. Avg. 27.37
Sandeep Lamichhane could exploit the conditions and return with a good haul of wickets.
Lamichhane is a well-known name in the cricketing world and his fast legbreaks with deceptive googly can be hard to score of.
Sandeep Lamichhane in 10 ODIs has 23 wickets and his best bowling performance was 6/16.
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The 20-year-old right hand batsman has had a good start to his career in T20I and would like to bring that form in the ODIs.
Aasif Sheikh in 5 T20I has scored 154 runs at an average of 38.5 and strike rate of 138.7.
NEP Playing 11 (Likely)
The opening batsman has the game to score big and also at a decent rate. As the T20 World Cup qualifying matches to get into Super 12 would commence in Oman, this would be an opportunity for Tony to get in form.
Tony Ura in 26 ODIs has scored 718 runs at an average of 27.61. His highest score is 151.
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He is the captain of the team and for PNG to challenge Nepal in this series Vala may have to lead with the bat.
Asadollah Vala in 27 ODIs has 739 runs at an average of 27.37.
PNG Playing 11 (Likely)
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The series will not be broadcasted on television in India.