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[mm2543363580]

The match between Nepal and Kuwait in the first semi-final of the ACC Men's Premier Cup should start within the next 1.5 hours. Very crucial match for Nepal. They have never qualified for the Asia Cup, and this is a golden opportunity for them to do so. Kuwait is a relatively weak team and it won't be too difficult for Nepal to get over them. On top of that, the Nepal players, especially Sandeep Lamichhane, Rohit Paudel and Kushal Malla are in great form. The final is going to be tough, as they will be facing the winners from Hong Kong vs United Arab Emirates in the second semi-finals.

There is not much of matches played between the two teams. It was 2019 Nepal have played against Kuwait in a T20 match and Nepal won it. I'm not sure, but it looks like the first ODI match played between the two. Both the teams have good line-up of players and this is going to be interesting. Nepal have its home ground advantage, lets see how teams are making use of the golden opportunity. In the match between Hong Kong and UAE, it looks like UAE is the favourite.

Nepal is  comparatively better team than Kuwait and recently they have shown some really good performances . Hopefully today they can beat Kuwait to make thier way forward towards Asia cup.
A very important match for both teams.

[cozytrade]

Nepal vs Kuwait
 In this match between two teams today Kuwait has decided to declare after winning the toss. Now Nepal is batting. Nepal has scored 118 runs in 19 overs. So far 3 wickets have been lost. Nepal team batsman Kushal Bhurtel is out for 43 runs off 39 balls. Aasif Sheikh  31 off 28 balls.Bhim Sharki 1 off 4 balls.

[keyscore44]

Nepal vs Kuwait
 In this match between two teams today Kuwait has decided to declare after winning the toss. Now Nepal is batting. Nepal has scored 118 runs in 19 overs. So far 3 wickets have been lost. Nepal team batsman Kushal Bhurtel is out for 43 runs off 39 balls. Aasif Sheikh  31 off 28 balls.Bhim Sharki 1 off 4 balls.

ODI match between Nepal and Kuwait postponed due to rain. But I think Nepal would have secured the victory in the match, because Nepal is ahead of Kuwait in performance and probably the practice of cricket in Nepal started earlier. Hopefully the rain will stop and the game will resume.

[Litzki1990]

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If this target was 20 more runs I don't think Pakistan would have got the win. This was the first match of the ODI series. So, Pakistan will have to be consistent. At least it feels like the batting problem of Pakistan is getting fixed.

Even if the target set by New Zealand was above 300 runs Pakistan would have chased the score and won the match because they won the match with 9 balls left and Mohammad Rizwan still left in the crease and he could chase any total as they would pace the innings accordingly. Pakistan is a strong team because of the home advantage and New Zealand needs to produce outstanding performance to win against Pakistan in their home turf.

Since the target was low for Pakistan, Pakistan tried to pick up runs at a certain pace. If New Zealand's score was 300 plus then Pakistan's batsmen would have batted at that ratio.  In the first ODI match against New Zealand, Pakistani bowlers bowled a lot of control. Whereas the Pakistani bowlers gave only seven extra runs. Naseem Shah was the most controlled and economical bowler against New Zealand as he picked up two valuable wickets for just 29 runs in 10 overs with an economy rate of just 2.9. With such controlled bowling it will be very difficult for any team to score runs as it has been in the case of New Zealand.

[Rabata]

Nepal vs Kuwait
 In this match between two teams today Kuwait has decided to declare after winning the toss. Now Nepal is batting. Nepal has scored 118 runs in 19 overs. So far 3 wickets have been lost. Nepal team batsman Kushal Bhurtel is out for 43 runs off 39 balls. Aasif Sheikh  31 off 28 balls.Bhim Sharki 1 off 4 balls.

Nepal team performing well against Kuwait. Rohit Paudel and Kushal Malla formed a good partnership. So far these two players have managed to form 61 partnerships. Nepal's score is now 141 with the loss of 3 wickets. If the Nepalese team can keep their wickets and stretch the batting then Nepal will almost be assured of victory in this match. Unfortunately, the match has already been delayed due to rain. I will favor Nepal team in this match as they have been performing very well in recent times and they provably win in today's match if it is resumed with the proper time.

[romero121]

Nepal vs Kuwait
 In this match between two teams today Kuwait has decided to declare after winning the toss. Now Nepal is batting. Nepal has scored 118 runs in 19 overs. So far 3 wickets have been lost. Nepal team batsman Kushal Bhurtel is out for 43 runs off 39 balls. Aasif Sheikh  31 off 28 balls.Bhim Sharki 1 off 4 balls.

Nepal team performing well against Kuwait. Rohit Paudel and Kushal Malla formed a good partnership. So far these two players have managed to form 61 partnerships. Nepal's score is now 141 with the loss of 3 wickets. If the Nepalese team can keep their wickets and stretch the batting then Nepal will almost be assured of victory in this match. Unfortunately, the match has already been delayed due to rain. I will favor Nepal team in this match as they have been performing very well in recent times and they provably win in today's match if it is resumed with the proper time.

Already an hour passed and the play haven't resumed. Wet outfield remains and we can expect the match to continue with overs reduced. Being an important match there are chances of rescheduling. As of now Nepal is good on the scoreboard and the pitch used to change once after rain.

On the other match UAE have scored 236 runs in 50 overs after Oman decided to bowl winning the toss. In recent ODI matches played, Oman is in good form and have failed only against Nepal. Lets see whether Oman can chase the target of 236 runs or not.

[cozytrade]

Sri Lanka Women vs Bangladesh Women 1st ODI match between these two teams Sri Lanka Women came out to bat and scored 152 runs in 36.4 overs. Sri Lanka Women have lost 6 wickets so far. This match is closed due to rain. Hopefully if there is no rain  Then maybe the game will start again and if the rain doesn't stop in any way then the match might not continue today. But the batsmen of Sri Lanka Women team did not score much runs today. The strong wickets of Sri Lanka Women team fell. Bangladesh Women team said  Started performing very well today. But due to rain the match may take some more time to start.

[Shan85]

Nepal vs Kuwait
 In this match between two teams today Kuwait has decided to declare after winning the toss. Now Nepal is batting. Nepal has scored 118 runs in 19 overs. So far 3 wickets have been lost. Nepal team batsman Kushal Bhurtel is out for 43 runs off 39 balls. Aasif Sheikh  31 off 28 balls.Bhim Sharki 1 off 4 balls.

ODI match between Nepal and Kuwait postponed due to rain. But I think Nepal would have secured the victory in the match, because Nepal is ahead of Kuwait in performance and probably the practice of cricket in Nepal started earlier. Hopefully the rain will stop and the game will resume.

Nepal is performing well in their match against Kuwait. Despite the delay caused by the rain. Nepal has managed to set a target of 282 for Kuwait in a limited 42 overs match. With a solid partnership between Rohit Paudel 94 runs and Kushal Malla 57 runs. NE has shown impressive batting skills and determination. but Kuwait is facing an uphill battle as they have already lost 3 of their top order wickets in 15 runs within the first 3.5 overs of the innings. Chasing such a huge target will be a daunting task, and it will require a herculean effort from the Kuwaiti batsmen to turn things around. KUW need 263 runs for winning this match in the remaining 37.1 Overs and qualify for the Final of the ACC Premier League.

[WatChe]

Second ODI between Pakistan and Newzealand.

Pakistan after winning the toss decided to bowl first. Pakistanis are normally not a good chasers but seeing the Rawalpindi pitch conditions it's best decision to bowl first. After completion of 9 overs New Zealand are 52 for the loss of opener WILL YOUNG. New Zealand gave a target of 288 runs in first ODI which was easily chased by Pakistan. Today new zealand need to score over 300 to give there bowlers a chance to win the game.

[romero121]

Nepal vs Kuwait
 In this match between two teams today Kuwait has decided to declare after winning the toss. Now Nepal is batting. Nepal has scored 118 runs in 19 overs. So far 3 wickets have been lost. Nepal team batsman Kushal Bhurtel is out for 43 runs off 39 balls. Aasif Sheikh  31 off 28 balls.Bhim Sharki 1 off 4 balls.

ODI match between Nepal and Kuwait postponed due to rain. But I think Nepal would have secured the victory in the match, because Nepal is ahead of Kuwait in performance and probably the practice of cricket in Nepal started earlier. Hopefully the rain will stop and the game will resume.

Nepal is performing well in their match against Kuwait. Despite the delay caused by the rain. Nepal has managed to set a target of 282 for Kuwait in a limited 42 overs match. With a solid partnership between Rohit Paudel 94 runs and Kushal Malla 57 runs. NE has shown impressive batting skills and determination. but Kuwait is facing an uphill battle as they have already lost 3 of their top order wickets in 15 runs within the first 3.5 overs of the innings. Chasing such a huge target will be a daunting task, and it will require a herculean effort from the Kuwaiti batsmen to turn things around. KUW need 263 runs for winning this match in the remaining 37.1 Overs and qualify for the Final of the ACC Premier League.

Once again match got stopped due to rain. Nepal managed to score 281/9 in 42 overs. Following them Kuwait wasn't able to perform well. Kuwait was able to score 37/6 in 8.3 overs. Once again rain interrupted and the match have been stated as no result. For Nepal Rohit Kumar and Kushal Malla scored 94 runs and 57 runs. In bowling Karan took 5 wickets and kept Nepal at good position while the rain interrupted.

In the match between UAE and Oman, it is UAE to win by 2 runs based on DLS method. Almost every players contributed to the score. Now the final to be played tomorrow between Nepal and UAE as expected.

[mm2543363580]

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If this target was 20 more runs I don't think Pakistan would have got the win. This was the first match of the ODI series. So, Pakistan will have to be consistent. At least it feels like the batting problem of Pakistan is getting fixed.

Even if the target set by New Zealand was above 300 runs Pakistan would have chased the score and won the match because they won the match with 9 balls left and Mohammad Rizwan still left in the crease and he could chase any total as they would pace the innings accordingly. Pakistan is a strong team because of the home advantage and New Zealand needs to produce outstanding performance to win against Pakistan in their home turf.

Since the target was low for Pakistan, Pakistan tried to pick up runs at a certain pace. If New Zealand's score was 300 plus then Pakistan's batsmen would have batted at that ratio.  In the first ODI match against New Zealand, Pakistani bowlers bowled a lot of control. Whereas the Pakistani bowlers gave only seven extra runs. Naseem Shah was the most controlled and economical bowler against New Zealand as he picked up two valuable wickets for just 29 runs in 10 overs with an economy rate of just 2.9. With such controlled bowling it will be very difficult for any team to score runs as it has been in the case of New Zealand.

Newzealand again is batting pretty good and they have maintained a good runrate till now but they have to collect quick runs as dary Mitchell Is on crease and is in full form (  scored his half century).
For beating Pakistan on pitch like rawalpindi one they have to give 300+  or 350 target to confirm their victory .

[noormcs5]

Second ODI between Pakistan and Newzealand.

Pakistan after winning the toss decided to bowl first. Pakistanis are normally not a good chasers but seeing the Rawalpindi pitch conditions it's best decision to bowl first. After completion of 9 overs New Zealand are 52 for the loss of opener WILL YOUNG. New Zealand gave a target of 288 runs in first ODI which was easily chased by Pakistan. Today new zealand need to score over 300 to give there bowlers a chance to win the game.

Look like New Zealand is all set to take revenge for the first ODI and today they are aiming to get 300+ runs and hope Pakistan will become under pressure and may not be able to chase the big total.

150 for 2 in 25 overs is all set for 300+ in 50 overs. Right?

Daryl Mitchell is playing at 58, still not out, with 8 wickets still in hand, I will bet that NZ will win this 2nd ODI and keep the series alive  
Pakistan Bowlers are unable to show any resistance to the NZ batting.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Nepal vs Kuwait
 In this match between two teams today Kuwait has decided to declare after winning the toss. Now Nepal is batting. Nepal has scored 118 runs in 19 overs. So far 3 wickets have been lost. Nepal team batsman Kushal Bhurtel is out for 43 runs off 39 balls. Aasif Sheikh  31 off 28 balls.Bhim Sharki 1 off 4 balls.

ODI match between Nepal and Kuwait postponed due to rain. But I think Nepal would have secured the victory in the match, because Nepal is ahead of Kuwait in performance and probably the practice of cricket in Nepal started earlier. Hopefully the rain will stop and the game will resume.

Nepal is performing well in their match against Kuwait. Despite the delay caused by the rain. Nepal has managed to set a target of 282 for Kuwait in a limited 42 overs match. With a solid partnership between Rohit Paudel 94 runs and Kushal Malla 57 runs. NE has shown impressive batting skills and determination. but Kuwait is facing an uphill battle as they have already lost 3 of their top order wickets in 15 runs within the first 3.5 overs of the innings. Chasing such a huge target will be a daunting task, and it will require a herculean effort from the Kuwaiti batsmen to turn things around. KUW need 263 runs for winning this match in the remaining 37.1 Overs and qualify for the Final of the ACC Premier League.

Nepal vs Kuwait match stopped due to rain although Nepal was in really strong side to win the match they have given an excellent target 281 in 42 overs which Kuwait totally failed to chased . Kuwait played  8 overs  with 6 wickets loss and 37 runs scored which makes it  clear the point should be given to Nepal.

[ThemePen]

Second ODI between Pakistan and Newzealand.

New Zealand is going well. I am looking 300+ runs in this match from New Zealand. Daryl Mitchell is again on fire. Soon he will complete his century. Pakistan got only two wickets of New Zealand team. By the way Pakistan also has good potential. And can give more surprise in this match. The match is going to be an interested match.

[Litzki1990]

Second ODI between Pakistan and Newzealand.

New Zealand is going well. I am looking 300+ runs in this match from New Zealand. Daryl Mitchell is again on fire. Soon he will complete his century. Pakistan got only two wickets of New Zealand team. By the way Pakistan also has good potential. And can give more surprise in this match. The match is going to be an interested match.

New Zealand, who lost to Pakistan in the first match, are looking to bounce back strongly in the second ODI. So far New Zealand have managed to collect 222 runs for two wickets in which they have batted a total of 38 overs. 

Daryl Mitchell, who got a century in the last match, is still at the top of the century today. He is just six runs away from his century. Hope he will get the second century of this series very soon. 

Other bowlers of Pakistan are a bit expansive but Naseem Shah is bowling very economically like in the first match. So far he has bowled 6 overs costing only 18 runs. Given the way New Zealand are scoring runs and the number of wickets they have in hand, their score will be around 340 at the end of 50 overs.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

Second ODI between Pakistan and Newzealand.

New Zealand is going well. I am looking 300+ runs in this match from New Zealand. Daryl Mitchell is again on fire. Soon he will complete his century. Pakistan got only two wickets of New Zealand team. By the way Pakistan also has good potential. And can give more surprise in this match. The match is going to be an interested match.

New Zealand, who lost to Pakistan in the first match, are looking to bounce back strongly in the second ODI. So far New Zealand have managed to collect 222 runs for two wickets in which they have batted a total of 38 overs. 

Daryl Mitchell, who got a century in the last match, is still at the top of the century today. He is just six runs away from his century. Hope he will get the second century of this series very soon. 

Other bowlers of Pakistan are a bit expansive but Naseem Shah is bowling very economically like in the first match. So far he has bowled 6 overs costing only 18 runs. Given the way New Zealand are scoring runs and the number of wickets they have in hand, their score will be around 340 at the end of 50 overs.

What's wrong with Pakistan balling why they can't take any wicket ?  No a single ballers is stopping Newzealand from scoring runs .
On other hand Newzealand is batting brilliantly they are close to touching 300 runs and they still have 7 overs left so this time they are definitely going to score 350 .

[Shan85]

Second ODI between Pakistan and Newzealand.

Pakistan after winning the toss decided to bowl first. Pakistanis are normally not a good chasers but seeing the Rawalpindi pitch conditions it's best decision to bowl first. After completion of 9 overs New Zealand are 52 for the loss of opener WILL YOUNG. New Zealand gave a target of 288 runs in first ODI which was easily chased by Pakistan. Today new zealand need to score over 300 to give there bowlers a chance to win the game.

Wow, the New Zealand batsmen were outstanding in the 2nd ODI against Pakistan and Posting a total of 336-5 in 50 overs is no mean feat credit must be given to Mitchell for their brilliant hundreds of 129 runs inning and Latham for 98 runs. It seems like Pakistan's decision to bowl first didn't quite pay off this time around the Kiwi batsmen were simply too good. But Harris Rouf pick up 4 wickets and Naeem Shah did well to pick up 1 wicket and limit the damage to some extent. Overall it promises to be an exciting chase for Pakistan and we can expect some fireworks from their batsmen as they try to chase down this challenging target of 237 runs in 50 overs.

[cozytrade]

In the 2nd ODI match of New Zealand tour of Pakistan today, New Zealand batted first and set a target of 336 runs. I think the runs that New Zealand scored were not the right runs to win. But if New Zealand can do well in the bowling line, then maybe New Zealand team will win.  There will be big chances. I think the batsmen of Pakistan team will perform very well and win the match.

[WatChe]

Wow, the New Zealand batsmen were outstanding in the 2nd ODI against Pakistan and Posting a total of 336-5 in 50 overs is no mean feat credit must be given to Mitchell for their brilliant hundreds of 129 runs inning and Latham for 98 runs. It seems like Pakistan's decision to bowl first didn't quite pay off this time around the Kiwi batsmen were simply too good. But Harris Rouf pick up 4 wickets and Naeem Shah did well to pick up 1 wicket and limit the damage to some extent. Overall it promises to be an exciting chase for Pakistan and we can expect some fireworks from their batsmen as they try to chase down this challenging target of 237 runs in 50 overs.

Tom Latham was unlucky to miss his hundred by 2 runs but his knock has made a valuable contribution to New Zealand total. 336 will really test Pakistan batting lineup capability. We saw Pakistan chasing 349 against Australia last year when they visited Pakistan last year. New Zealand have done the home work after losing first ODI, they figured out that to win an ODI batting first you must give a target of oved 300 runs. That's exactly what they have done today.

[Rabata]

In the 2nd ODI match of New Zealand tour of Pakistan today, New Zealand batted first and set a target of 336 runs. I think the runs that New Zealand scored were not the right runs to win. But if New Zealand can do well in the bowling line, then maybe New Zealand team will win.  There will be big chances. I think the batsmen of Pakistan team will perform very well and win the match.

New Zealand managed to score much better runs in the second match than the first match of this ODI series. In the 2nd ODI match New Zealand scored 336 runs which is a good score for an ODI match but not a big hurdle for Pakistan. In this match, Pakistan is conducting a very responsible batting. They are scoring more runs than the required run rate. Pakistan have managed to score 48 runs in 6.3 overs so far. As Pakistan have not lost any wickets yet, they will have a huge advantage in this match.