Canadian cricket team in Nepal in 2023–24
International cricket tour
| Canada men's cricket team in Nepal in 2023–24 | |||
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| Nepal | Canada | ||
| Dates | 8 – 12 February 2024 | ||
| Captains | Rohit Paudel | Saad Bin Zafar | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Nepal won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Anil Sah (162) | Navneet Dhaliwal (102) | |
| Most wickets | Rohit Paudel (6) | Ishwarjot Sohi (4) | |
| Player of the series | Rohit Paudel (Nep) | ||
The Canada men's cricket team toured Nepal in February 2024 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches against Nepal.[1][2] For Nepal, the series provided the preparation for the 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series.[3] In January 2024, the Cricket Association of Nepal announced the bilateral series as a part of Nepal's cricket calendar for 2024.[4]
Squads
 Nepal[5] |  Canada[6] |
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ODI series
1st ODI
8 February 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
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Kushal Bhurtel 62 (58) Uday Bhagwan 3/40 (8 overs) |
Nepal won by 7 runs Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (Nep) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rijan Dhakal, Surya Tamang (Nep) Shahid Ahmadzai, Uday Bhagwan, Navneet Dhaliwal, Shreyas Movva and Ishwarjot Sohi (Can) all made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
10 February 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
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Aaron Johnson 65 (62) Rohit Paudel 2/32 (8 overs) | Rohit Paudel 87 (101) Ishwarjot Sohi 2/48 (7 overs) |
Nepal won by 4 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Durga Subedi (Nep) Player of the match: Rohit Paudel (Nep) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aakash Chand (Nep) and Dilpreet Bajwa (Can) both made their ODI debuts.
- Anil Sah scored the fastest fifty by a Nepalese cricketer, in terms of number of balls faced in an ODI (19).[7]
- This was the joint highest successful run chase in ODIs by Nepal.[8][9]
3rd ODI
12 February 2024 09:15 Scorecard |
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Navneet Dhaliwal 50 (82) Hemant Dhami 3/49 (8 overs) |
Nepal won by 9 wickets Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep) Player of the match: Anil Sah (Nep) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Hemant Dhami (Nep) made his ODI debut.
- Anil Sah and Bhim Sharki (Nep) both scored their first centuries in ODIs.[10]
50-over series
After the ODI series, the Canadian team played three unofficial one-day matches against Nepal A.[11][12] The visitors won this unofficial series 2–1.[13]
1st 50-over match
18 February 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Canada XI won by 4 wickets Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Player of the match: Navneet Dhaliwal (Canada XI) |
- Canada XI won the toss and elected to field.
2nd 50-over match
20 February 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Sandeep Jora 66 (74) Ammor Khalid 2/35 (7 overs) |
Nepal A won by 2 wickets Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Player of the match: Basir Ahamad (Nepal A) |
- Nepal A won the toss and elected to field.
3rd 50-over match
22 February 2024 09:30 Scorecard |
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Aashutosh Ghiraiya 28 (43) Dillon Heyliger 2/28 (8 overs) |
Canada XI won by 4 wickets Mulpani International Cricket Ground, Kageshwari-Manohara Player of the match: Nicholas Kirton (Canada XI) |
- Canada XI won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "2024 a big year for Canadian Cricket". Canada Cricket. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "CAN unveils annual sports calendar for 2024". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Nepal to play tri-series against Namibia, Netherlands ahead of T20 World Cup". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "The Cricket Association of Nepal unveils cricket calendar 2024". CricNepal. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Nepal's two different squads announced for Canada and CWC League 2 series". Cricnepal. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ @canadiancricket (7 February 2024). "Get ready for the exciting cricket battle as we reveal the players representing Team Canada for the ODI bilateral series against Nepal" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nepal beat Canada in second ODI, clinch series". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Three batsmen score half centuries as Nepal secures victory against Canada". Khabarhub. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Nepal completes a record chase to win the series against Canada". Cricnepal. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Nepal hammer Canada by nine wickets, clean sweep ODI series 3-0". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ @CricketNep (15 February 2024). "Nepal A vs Canada XI is all set to kick off from 18th Feb" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nepal A's fixture revealed against Canada XI". Cricnepal. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Canada XI win the series against Nepal A". Cricnepal. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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