Nepal defeated Qatar in the Asia and EAP Qualifiers for the T20 World Cup 2026
Qatar won the toss and opted to bowl first but failed to chase down 148
Sandeep Lamichhane finished with a five-wicket haul for Nepal
Nepal registered their fourth consecutive win in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier 2025 with a five-run victory over Qatar in the Super Six clash at Al Amerat on Monday, October 13. Chasing 148, Qatar were bowled out for 142 with Sandeep Lamichhane picking up a match-winning five-wicket haul.
Nepal Vs Qatar Toss Update
Qatar captain Mirza Mohammed Baig has won the toss and opted to field first.
Nepal Vs Qatar Playing XI
Qatar Playing XI: Imal Liyanage(w), Zubair Ali, Shariq Munir, Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Tanveer, Mirza Mohammed Baig(c), Shahzaib Jamil, Daniel Archer Louis, Amir Farooq, Mujeeb ur Rehman, Owais Ahmed
Nepal Playing XI: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sundeep Jora, Gulsan Jha, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane
Nepal Vs Qatar Scorecard
Nepal's batting was held together by captain Rohit Paudel who scored 58 off 41 deliveris to set up the foundation for a big score. However, losing four wickets for just six runs between the 15th and 18th over broke Nepal's momentum. Two sixes from Gulshan Jha and one from Sompal Kami then helped Nepal stretch their score to 147/9 in 20 overs.
Qatar captain Mirza Mohammed Baig picked up three wickets.
Qatar looked set for an upset victory when wicket-keeper Imal Liyanage was hitting boundaries at will. Liyanage alongside his opening partner Zubair Ali added 79 for the first wicket in 10 overs. Both of them scored fifties to reduce the equation to run-a-ball.
However, Lamichhane rose up to the occassion to trigger a dramatic collapse and Qatar went from 97/1 in 11.5 overs to 142 all out in 19.5 overs.
Qatar Squad: Imal Liyanage(w), Zubair Ali, Shariq Munir, Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Tanveer, Mirza Mohammed Baig(c), Shahzaib Jamil, Mohammad Ikramullah Khan, Daniel Archer Louis, Mujeeb ur Rehman, Owais Ahmed, Muhammad Murad, Amir Farooq, Arif Nasir Uddin, Saqlain Arshad
Nepal Squad: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sundeep Jora, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Nandan Yadav, Lalit Rajbanshi, Lokesh Bam, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Shahab Alam, Karan KC, Aarif Sheikh
