Aaron Jones:
[The target] It was enough, but we did not bowl well. The wicket started playing better in the second innings. It was a bit tough at the top but Shayan played a good innings. Very happy for him. We have lost the first two games, but we are positive we can win and qualify for the World Cup.
Rohit Paudel:
Happy with the performance of teh team. We were looking for a win and we got it. He [Karan KC] was brilliant. He used the conditions really well. He and Lalit bowled very well and that set the tone for us. His [Rajbanshi’s] contribution is main, and that helped Karan. [Batting] Bhim batted really well, and Deepi da also batted well. We hope to not make the same mistakes again. [West Indies match] We all are looking forward to the match. We want everyone to contribute in that game, and we have to play our best cricket.
Karan KC is the Player of the Match:
It was just the plan. If we won the toss, we had to bowl and I got the basics right. I really enjoyed the opening spell. The ball was doing enough, and it was my ideal length. Very important win, we have two games and we have to win at least one of the games and qualify for the top six. The batters played really well. Sharki enjoyed his batting, and we were also enjoying from the outside.
United States of America vs Nepal Highlights today, Tuesday 20-6-2023. 6th Match, Group A, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier, Harare Sports Club.
Toss: Nepal chose to field.
United States of America team: Steven Taylor, Sushant Modani, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Aaron Jones (c), Nosthush Kenjige, Gajanand Singh, Shayan Jahangir †, Nisarg Patel, Jessy Singh, Kyle Phillip, Saurabh Netravalkar.
Nepal team: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh †, Kushal Malla, Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Gulsan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Bhim Sharki, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi.
Head to Head In ODI’s: 6
United States of America Won: 2
Nepal Won: 3
United States of America ODI Rankings: 15th
Nepal ODI Rankings: 14th
Form guide
(last five completed ODI’s, most recent first)
United States of America WWWLW
Nepal WWWWL
Match Timings: 7:00 AM GMT | 9:00 AM Local
Umpires – Ahmed Shah Pakteen, Asif Yaqoob
TV Umpire – Jayaraman Madanagopal
Match Referee – Muhammad Javed
Reserve Umpire – Roly Black
Match number – ODI no. 4590
