IND vs NEP, 5th Match Prediction

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IND vs NEP Match Prediction

India To Win the Match, 1.02

A place in the the Super Four stages is at stake in the ongoing Asia Cup as India faces Nepal in a Group A fixture on Monday.

India vs Nepal Head-to-Head Record

This is the first time that both teams will be facing each other in an ODI.

India vs Nepal Live-Streaming and Broadcast

This match can be live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar App or fans can watch it on the Star Sports Network. 

IND vs NEP Team Previews

India

India faced Pakistan in a highly anticipated encounter on Saturday for its first match of the tournament. However, the weather played a spoilsport and we were unable to get a result, forcing both teams to share points. India is currently second in the group and will need to beat Nepal by a big margin to improve its NRR and finish at the top of the table.

While India managed to post a respectable total of 266 on Saturday, they will have to do a lot of introspection before the start of the next match. India’s selection woes were well-known before the start of the tournament, and the performance of some of the players has only aggravated the problem.

The top-order put up a poor show and at one stage, India very much had its back against the wall as they lost 4 wickets with just 66 on the board. However, Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya showed a lot of maturity to put up a 138-run partnership to help get the team to a par score.

The team might probably look to tweak its batting order a bit to get Kishan open the batting alongside the skipper, with Gill and Kohli dropping down a place. We expect the team to put up an unchanged playing eleven.

Bumrah will lead the pace attack with Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur, while Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav are the two spinners. 

Nepal

Nepal is playing its first-ever Asia Cup and finds itself in the company of two of the strongest teams in the tournament. They lost their opening fixture against Pakistan by a huge margin and will look to put up a better performance.

Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh will be the key batsmen for Nepal at the top of the order. The duo has done well as an opening pair and is among the top scorers for Nepal in this calendar year. With skipper Rohit Paudel set to come in at number 3, Nepal needs its top-order batsmen to perform well.

Nepal has plenty of all-rounders playing for it, providing depth to the batting. Dipendra Singh Airee has shown good form in recent matches. Aarif Sheikh and Sompal Kami got decent starts in the match against Pakistan and will look to keep up the good work here.

Sompal Kami is also one of Nepal’s most experienced seamers and will lead the new-ball attack with Karan KC.

Sandeep Lamichhane has played a couple of seasons in the IPL and has bowled against some of the Indian batsmen and that experience might come in handy in this match. 

IND vs NEP Toss Prediction

The toss is unlikely to have much of an impact on the outcome of this match. Historically, teams batting first and second have enjoyed a similar rate of success on this ground. However, looking at how the pitch played on Saturday, fielding first might be a good option. 

Pitch and Conditions

The pitch at Pallekele is well-balanced. A bit of help for the seamers is standard and so the baters need to be cautious against the new ball. However, as the match progresses, it will get easier. There isn’t much turn on offer for the spinners.

A score of around 280 is a par score.

The weather will remain cloudy and we can expect some interruptions due to rain. 

IND vs NEP Betting Tips

While India isn’t in the best of forms at the moment and has some issues with the team balance. However, they are vastly more experienced compared to Nepal and should have no problem defeating them.

Bet on India to win.