NEP vs UAE Match Preview
One of the crucial batters for Nepal is Kushal Malla. In his last 7 innings for Nepal, he has succeeded in scoring 317 runs with a super average of 63.40. Another significant batter for Nepal has been Rohit Paudel who has put together 250 runs from his last 7 innings with an average of 250. Apart from him, another important batter for Nepal has been Dipendra Singh Airee who has scored 221 runs from his last 6 innings with an average of 73.66. These batters have done an exemplary job in the recent past and league stages of the competition.
On the bowling front, Nepal will look up to Abinash Bohara and Karan KC to pick up vital breakthroughs for their teams. Abinash Bohara has picked up 13 scalps from his last 6 matches with a top average of 11.46. Karan KC has also picked up 12 victims from his last 6 games with an average of 11.33. The right-arm fast-medium bowler Sompat Kami has picked up 10 wickets from his last 7 appearances for Nepal with an average of 13.40. These are the top bowlers the Nepal skipper will turn to in the final to get breakthroughs.
The UAE team boasts of one of the more prolific batters in this format in the form of Muhammad Waseem. Waseem has scored 644 runs from his last 16 appearances for UAE with an average of 42.93. Vriitya Arvind has also managed to put together 328 runs from his last 14 games with an average of 25.23. Aryansh Sharma is another significant batter for UAE having scored 256 runs with an average of 32.00. These are the top batters from UAE and will be relied on to score most of the runs in the final against an in-form bowling attack.
One of the most successful bowlers for UAE in recent games has been Zahoor Khan. The right-arm medium-fast bowler has picked up 20 wickets from his last 15 matches with an average of 20.05. Junaid Siddique has also picked up 15 wickets from his last 11 games with an average of 19.46. Muhammad Jawadull has picked up 15 scalps from his last 11 games with an average of 22.40. The UAE team management will depend on these bowlers to get them vital breakthroughs in this contest.
Weather Report
We are likely to have hazy sunshine during this game in Kirtipur, Nepal. The temperatures during the match will remain close to 24 degrees. Although there is a technical possibility of getting rain in this game, we are more likely to get a full game of cricket.
Pitch Report
The average first innings score here is 157 runs. Although the conditions will mostly be in favor of batters the spinners can exploit the conditions in the later stages of the contest. The highest score recorded at the venue is 238 runs for the loss of 3 wickets by Nepal. They raised this score against the Netherlands.
Notable stats
Muhammad Waseem has a good average in recent games for UAE in T20I format.
Muhammad Waseem has scored 644 runs from his last 16 games with an average of 42.93. You can bet on this player to score big runs in the final.
Kushal Malla has a great batting average in recent T20I games for Nepal.
Kushal Malla has scored 317 runs from his last 7 innings with an average of 63.40.
Team News
There do not appear to be any major injury updates available at the moment from either of the two teams. So, we assume the full sides to be available for selection in this final.
NEP vs UAE Probable 11
NEP Playing 11
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Aasif Sheikh (Wk)
- Sompal Kami
- Kushal Malla
- Rohit Paudel (C)
- Dipendra Singh Airee
- Gulsan Jha
- Karan KC
- Sundeep Jora
- Bibek Yadav
- Abinash Bohara
UAE Playing 11
- Muhammad Waseem (C)
- Khalid Shah
- Vriitya Aravind (Wk)
- Asif Khan
- Alishan Sharafu
- Basil Hameed
- Akif Raja
- Jash Giyanani
- Nilansh Keswani
- Zahoor Khan
- Ali Naseer
Dream11 Prediction
Nepal has played superbly in the four contests they have played in the competition so far. They have yet to drop a game. UAE on the other hand is going into this game thanks mainly to a better net run rate than Hong Kong. So, you can bet on Nepal to win another game and lift the trophy.
Top Picks
Rohit Paudel: Paudel has scored 373 runs from his last 10 games for Nepal with an average of 46.63 and a strike rate of 135.63. He is one of the leading batters from Nepal and you can rely on him to do well here.
Karan KC: Karan has collected a haul of 13 wickets from his last 9 matches with a strike rate of 13.38.
Abinash Bohara: Bohara has picked up 13 wickets from his last 6 games with a strike rate of 10.
Muhammad Waseem: Muhammad Waseem has scored 644 runs in his last 16 matches with an average of 42.93. He is the most dependable batter for UAE.
NEP vs UAE Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Asif Sheikh
Batters: K Bhurtel, R Kumar Paudel, W Muhammad
All-rounders: D Singh Airee (C), K Malla, B Hameed, N Keswani
Bowlers: S Kami, K Karan (VC), A Bohara
