USA beat Nepal by four wickets in Dubai
Rohit Paudel's men had earlier lost to UAE and United States in last two games
Monank Patel's continued their winning streak
United States of America showed their superiority with bat and ball as they defeated Nepal by four wickets in match 89 of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27 at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Saturday (November 1, 2025).
Opting to bowl first, USA started off well with an early wicket of Aasif Sheikh (2) but Kushal Bhurtel (47), Bhim Sharki (43) and Rohit Paudel (36) steadied the innings. A lower-order contribution from Dipendra Singh (75) took Nepal to a commendable score of 271.
For USA, Harmeet Singh was their pick of the bowlers with three wickets.
In reply, USA had a slow start but despite losing wickets at regular intervals it was left to Milind Kumar (70) and Saiteja Mukkamalla (75) to anchor the innings and take the league leaders towards victory. Despite Sandeep Lamichhane taking three-for, USA's quality shone as they reached the total in 49 overs and continued their winning run.
Nepal Vs USA, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two: Playing XIs
Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Bhim Sharki, Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
United States of America: Smit Patel (wk), Monank Patel (c), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shayan Jahangir, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Milind Kumar, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Nosthush Kenjige
Rohit Paudel's men are entering this game on the back of consecutive defeats to the United States and hosts United Arab Emirates. Monank Patel's USA, on the other hand, are on a four-match winning streak.
Nepal Vs USA, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two: Squads
Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Bhim Sharki, Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Anil Sah, Nandan Yadav, Kushal Malla, Shahab Alam
United States of America Squad: Smit Patel (wk), Andries Gous, Monank Patel (c), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shayan Jahangir, Milind Kumar, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Rushil Ugarkar, Nosthush Kenjige, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Yasir Mohammad, Juanoy Drysdale
