The
Nepal cricket team toured Kenya in August and September 2022 to play five
Twenty20 International (T20I) matches and three 50-over matches. This was the first series in charge for Nepal's new head coach
Manoj Prabhakar, after
Pubudu Dassanayake
Pubudu Bathiya Dassanayake ( ; born 11 July 1970) is a Sri Lanka-born Canadian former international cricketer and coach who represented both Sri Lanka and Canada internationally. He has coached Everest Premier League side Bhairahawa Gladiator ...
resigned in July 2022. This series was Nepal cricket team's first visit to Kenya. This was also the first international cricket at the
Gymkhana Club Ground for 10 years.
Nepal won the opening fixture of the T20I series by five wickets, before the hosts levelled the series with an 18-run victory in the second match. Nepal regained the series lead with a narrow win, former captain
Gyanendra Malla top-scoring with 46 in a successful run chase. Kenya again levelled the series, defending a score of just 101 to win the fourth match by 7 runs, despite Nepal's captain
Sandeep Lamichhane earlier taking his first five-wicket haul in T20Is. Nepal won the final game by 31 runs to claim a 3–2 series victory.
Sandeep Lamichhane was named player of the series after taking 12 wickets. This tournament marked the return of international cricket to Kenya after more than a decade. Mumbai based firm sports and media works (SMW) were the commercial partners & producers of the event.
Squads
Nepal also named
Pratis GC
Pratish Gharti Chhetri (born 22 May 2004) is a Nepalese cricketer. He bowls left-arm medium and bats Right-handed. He has represented Bagmati Province and Tribhuvan Army Club in the domestic matches. He has represented Nepal in Under-16 format a ...
,
Jitendra Mukhiya, Harishankar Shah and
Bhim Sharki as reserves.
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
4th T20I
5th T20I
50-over series
1st 50-over match
2nd 50-over match
3rd 50-over match
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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Associate international cricket competitions in 2022