2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series (April)

2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series
Part of 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2
Round 17
Date25 April – 5 May 2026
LocationNepal
Teams
   Nepal  Oman  United Arab Emirates
Captains
Rohit Paudel Jatinder Singh Muhammad Waseem
Most runs
Dipendra Singh Airee (268) Jatinder Singh (197) Harpreet Singh (212)
Most wickets
Sandeep Lamichhane (8)
Sompal Kami (8)		 Nadeem Khan (8) Junaid Siddique (12)

The 2026 Nepal Tri-Nation Series in April was the seventeenth round of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament, which was held in Nepal from 25 April to 5 May 2026.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series contested by the men's national teams of Nepal, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.[3] The series was originally scheduled to take place from 10 to 20 March 2026,[4][5] but was postponed due to the West Asia conflict.[6][7] All the matches were played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[8]

All matches, excluding the warm-up matches, were played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur.[9][10]

T20I series

Ahead of the League 2 fixtures, Nepal played two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against United Arab Emirates.[11][12] The series was drawn 1–1.[13]

United Arab Emirates men's cricket team in Nepal in 2026
 
  Nepal United Arab Emirates
Dates 20 – 21 April 2026
Captains Dipendra Singh Airee Muhammad Waseem
Twenty20 International series
Results 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Kushal Bhurtel (100) Akshdeep Nath (70)
Most wickets Sandeep Lamichhane (6) Zuhaib Zubair (3)

Squads

   Nepal[14]  United Arab Emirates

Nepal named Pratish GC, Narayan Joshi and Rashid Khan as reserves.[15] The United Arab Emirates squad for the tour included five players who became the first cricketers to be granted citizenship through naturalisation (rather than becoming eligible through residency): Khuzaima Tanveer, Ajay Kumar, Akshdeep Nath, Harpreet Singh and Adeeb Usmani.[16][17]

Fixtures

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced the schedule for the series on 10 April 2026.[18][19]

1st T20I

20 April 2026
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Nepal   
122/8 (18.5 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
78/4 (8.5 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 32* (35)
Zuhaib Zubair 3/29 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 33 (15)
Sandeep Lamichhane 3/8 (2 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets (DLS method)
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Zuhaib Zubair (UAE)

2nd T20I

21 April 2026
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
128/8 (20 overs)
v
   Nepal
129/2 (15.5 overs)
Akshdeep Nath 53* (42)
Sandeep Lamichhane 3/6 (4 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 84* (57)
Muhammad Arfan 1/19 (3 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Kushal Bhurtel (Nep)

Tour matches

Ahead of the League 2 series, Oman played two 50-over warm-up matches against Nepal A at the Mulpani International Cricket Ground.[24][25] The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced the fixtures on 9 April 2026.[26][27]

Warm-up matches
All times are in Nepal Standard Time (UTC+05:45)
Warm-up match 1
22 April 2026 (2026-04-22)
09:30
Scorecard
Oman 
280/9 (50 overs)
v
Nepal A
210 (44.4 overs)
Mujibur Ali 72 (85)
Aakash Chand 4/31 (9 overs)
Ishan Pandey 52 (62)
Shakeel Ahmed 3/8 (4 overs)
Oman won by 70 runs
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Sanjay Sigdel (Nep)
Player of the match: Mujibur Ali (Oma)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
Warm-up match 2
24 April 2026 (2026-04-24)
09:30
Scorecard
Nepal A
284/7 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
169 (36.3 overs)
Ishan Pandey 69 (78)
Jiten Ramanandi 2/39 (9 overs)
Mujibur Ali 43 (66)
Yuvraj Khatri 3/16 (6 overs)
Nepal A won by 115 runs
Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara
Umpires: Hem Raj Bhatta (Nep) and Rabindra Gupta (Nep)
Player of the match: Ishan Pandey (Nepal A)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.

League 2 series

Squads

   Nepal[28]  Oman[29]  United Arab Emirates[30]

Nepal named Rijan Dhakal, Hemant Dhami, Dev Khanal, Sher Malla and Ishan Pandey as reserves.[31]

The United Arab Emirates squad for the tour included five players who became the first cricketers to be granted citizenship through naturalisation (rather than becoming eligible through residency): Khuzaima Tanveer, Ajay Kumar, Akshdeep Nath, Harpreet Singh and Adeeb Usmani.[16][17]

Despite not being named in the squad announcement, Hasnain Ul Wahab made his ODI debut against Nepal in the 6th ODI.

Fixtures

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced the revised fixtures on 7 April 2026.[32][33]

1st ODI

25 April 2026
09:30
Scorecard
Nepal   
200 (48.2 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
163 (48.2 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 75 (90)
Junaid Siddique 3/33 (9.2 overs)
Harpreet Singh 39 (52)
Karan KC 4/19 (9.2 overs)
Nepal won by 37 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi (Nep) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL)
Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep)

2nd ODI

27 April 2026
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
268/7 (50 overs)
v
 Oman
243 (47.5 overs)
Aryansh Sharma 105 (125)
Shah Faisal 3/62 (10 overs)
Vinayak Shukla 58* (58)
Ajay Kumar 6/35 (9.5 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 25 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Durga Subedi (Nep) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Ajay Kumar (UAE)

3rd ODI

29 April 2026
09:30
Scorecard
Oman 
305/8 (50 overs)
v
   Nepal
155/7 (36.5 overs)
Jatinder Singh 130 (96)
Sompal Kami 4/59 (9 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 60 (62)
Nadeem Khan 3/42 (10 overs)
  • Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Nadeem Khan (Oma) made his ODI debut.[36]
  • Bhim Sharki (Nep) scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.[37]

4th ODI

1 May 2026
09:30
Scorecard
Nepal   
289/7 (50 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
248/8 (38 overs)
Dipendra Singh Airee 100 (94)
Ajay Kumar 2/47 (10 overs)
Muhammad Shahdad 65 (72)
Sandeep Lamichhane 3/36 (8 overs)

5th ODI

3 May 2026
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates 
308/8 (47 overs)
v
 Oman
254 (39.5 overs)
Harpreet Singh 77 (65)
Muhammed Imran 3/70 (9 overs)
Jiten Ramanandi 91* (62)
Junaid Siddique 6/49 (7.5 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 54 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Junaid Siddique (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
  • Jash Giyanani (UAE) made his ODI debut.
  • Junaid Siddique (UAE) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[41]

6th ODI

5 May 2026
09:30
Scorecard
Nepal   
256 (49.5 overs)
v
 Oman
175 (39.5 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 94 (97)
Nadeem Khan 3/41 (10 overs)
Vinayak Shukla 36 (41)
Gulshan Jha 5/38 (9 overs)
Nepal won by 81 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Aasif Sheikh (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hasnain Ul Wahab (Oma) made his ODI debut.

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