Live Cricket Scorecard - NEP vs UAE Match 6, Nepal tour of ICC MT20 World Cup Warm-up Matches, 2026 | AajTak

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Nepal vs United Arab Emirates MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

CRICKET MATCH TEAMS

Nepal
Aarif Sheikh
Aasif Sheikh (W)
Dipendra Singh Airee
Gulshan Jha
Karan KC
Kushal Bhurtel
Lokesh Bam
Nandan Yadav
Rohit Paudel (C)
Sandeep Lamichhane
Sompal Kami

United Arab Emirates
Alishan Sharafu
Aryansh Sharma (W)
Dhruv Parashar
Harshit Kaushik
Junaid Siddique
Mayank Kumar
Muhammad Arfan
Muhammad Farooq
Muhammad Rohid
Muhammad Waseem (C)
Muhammad Zohaib

Nepal vs United Arab Emirates MATCH INFO

Toss:Nepal, who chose to field
Umpires:Madanagopal Kuppuraj (IND), Saidharshan Kumar (IND)
Match Referee:No Referee
Match Date:Tue, 03rd Feb 2026

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MANHATTAN

UAE - INN NEP - INN

End of over 17
NEP148/3
NEP Batting A Sheikh 61(37) Singh Airee 50(31)

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16.6: Muhammad Arfan to Aarif Sheikh, FOUR! That seals it, and in style. Short on middle, Sheikh turns inside the crease and clouts it behind square leg for the winning boundary. The hundred-run partnership comes up as well, and Nepal cruise home with three overs to spare, a comprehensive seven-wicket win.

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16.5: Muhammad Arfan to Aarif Sheikh, Full and on off, it's pushed off the front foot to covers.

1WD
16.5: Muhammad Arfan to Aarif Sheikh, Wide! Slips a full ball down the leg side, Aarif leaves. 2 needed more.

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16.4: Muhammad Arfan to Dipendra Singh Airee, Fifty for Dipendra Singh Airee, off just 30 balls! Full on middle, he clips it calmly to deep mid-wicket and jogs through for a single. A fine knock, timed to perfection.

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16.3: Muhammad Arfan to Aarif Sheikh, On middle, nudged to mid-wicket for a run.

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16.2: Muhammad Arfan to Aarif Sheikh, SIX! Aarif is dealing in sixes now. Short on off and sitting up nicely, he rides the bounce and hammers it over square leg. Nepal are turning this into a procession.

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16.1: Muhammad Arfan to Aarif Sheikh, SIX! BOOM! A fraction short around off, Aarif swivels on the back foot and muscles it cleanly over mid-wicket. That is a huge hit, and Nepal are within touching distance now, just 11 more needed. FIFTY FOR SHEIKH OFF 33 BALLS!

End of over 16
NEP129/3
NEP Batting Singh Airee 49(30) A Sheikh 44(32)

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15.6: Simranjeet Singh to Dipendra Singh Airee, SIX! Bang! Full and flighted around off, Dipendra Singh Airee charges down the track and launches it high and handsome over long off. That clears the ropes with ease. Nepal now need 17 from 24 balls.

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15.5: Simranjeet Singh to Aarif Sheikh, Uses his feet to a full ball and strokes it to long off for a single.

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15.4: Simranjeet Singh to Dipendra Singh Airee, Full and around off, Dipendra Singh Airee brings out the reverse-batted shot and forces it to deep cover. Only a run.

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15.3: Simranjeet Singh to Aarif Sheikh, Flighted and on middle, Sheikh nurdles it towards square leg for one.

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15.2: Simranjeet Singh to Dipendra Singh Airee, Skidding down the leg side, Airee fails to flick and it goes off his pads to short fine. They gather a leg bye.

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15.1: Simranjeet Singh to Dipendra Singh Airee, Loopy and full, around leg, it's knocked down to wide long on for a quick couple.

End of over 15
NEP117/3
NEP Batting A Sheikh 42(30) Singh Airee 40(26)

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14.6: Muhammad Jawadullah to Aarif Sheikh, FOUR! Cracking shot! Full and around off, Aarif leans into it and crunches a drive through the covers. It screams away to the fence. A 14-run over, and Nepal now need 29 from 30 balls.

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14.5: Muhammad Jawadullah to Aarif Sheikh, FOUR! Up and over point! Short and wide, begging to be put away, Aarif rocks back and hammers it over the infield. No chance for the fielder. 33 needed off 31 balls.

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14.4: Muhammad Jawadullah to Dipendra Singh Airee, Length ball on off, Airee taps it down to backward point and steals a quick run.

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14.3: Muhammad Jawadullah to Aarif Sheikh, Back of a length, around off, Sheikh steers it through point for a run.

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14.2: Muhammad Jawadullah to Aarif Sheikh, Play and a miss! Short again, outside off, Sheikh tries to cut but this time there is some extra bounce and it beats his bat.

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14.1: Muhammad Jawadullah to Aarif Sheikh, FOUR! Nepal keep cruising towards the target. Short and wide outside off, Aarif waits on the back foot and cuts it past the diving point fielder. A good start for Nepal after the break.

End of over 20
UAE145/6
UAE Batting S Khan 38(27) M Arfan 3(2)

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19.6: Nandan Yadav to Sohaib Khan, A couple of runs to end the innings! Nandan Yadav bangs in a bouncer, on middle, Sohaib Khan tries to pull but gets a top edge that falls safely in the vacant short fine region. The fielder from the deep runs in and throws it to the keeper, who takes the bails off, but Khan puts in an excellent dive to get inside the crease. United Arab Emirates finish on 145/6.

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19.5: Nandan Yadav to Sohaib Khan, Short of a length and around off, Sohaib Khan swats it over the mid off fielder for another couple of runs.

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19.4: Nandan Yadav to Muhammad Arfan, Innovative! Fuller and on middle, Muhammad Arfan goes down across and scoops it over the keeper's head. The fielder from short fine chases after it, collects and throws it back to the keeper. However, Arfan pushes for the third, and Khan makes his ground.

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19.3: Nandan Yadav to Muhammad Arfan, Good bowling! Yadav nails the wide yorker, outside off, Muhammad Arfan fails to dig it out.

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19.2: Nandan Yadav to Sohaib Khan, Gets away with it! Fuller and outside off, Sohaib Khan drills it towards long off for just a single.

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19.2: Nandan Yadav to Sohaib Khan, Oh..that is a bad ball! Nandan Yadav loses his grip and bowls a high full toss down the leg side. Sohaib Khan swings but fails to get it away. Called a No Ball as it is above the waist of the batter. Free Hit to follow.

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19.1: Nandan Yadav to Sohaib Khan, DROPPED! Would you believe it? It is Dipendra Singh Airee who has spilled this chance. Short of a length and on middle. Sohaib Khan pulls it hard and flat, but straight towards deep mid-wicket. Airee tries to reverse cup it near his face but fails to hold on to it. Two taken.

End of over 19
UAE134/6
UAE Batting H Kaushik 35(24) S Khan 31(22)

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18.6: Karan KC to Harshit Kaushik, OUT! TAKEN! Karan KC finally breaks the budding 68-run stand. He hits the length hard, on middle. Harshit Kaushik backs away and tries to swat it away but gets hurried. He miscues the shot off the outer half of the bat over the bowler's head. Kushal Bhurtel from mid off, runs a long way to his left and takes a good catch. Kaushik walks back for a fine 35 off 24 balls, and UAE are 134/6.

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18.5: Karan KC to Harshit Kaushik, FOUR! Poor delivery and rightly punished! Back of a length but angling down the leg side, begging to be put away. Harshit Kaushik gets inside the line of it and jus helps it on its way over short fine for a boundary.

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18.4: Karan KC to Harshit Kaushik, Hard length and on middle, Harshit Kaushik heaves it away towards deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. Good running!

1WD
18.4: Karan KC to Harshit Kaushik, WIDE! A bouncer but down the legside, Harshit Kaushik lets it go. Another wide.

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18.3: Karan KC to Harshit Kaushik, SIX! Wow..that is a shot and a half! Pitched up and on middle. Harshit Kaushik backs away a bit to access the off side. He hits it through the line and carves it over the wide long off fence for a biggie.

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18.2: Karan KC to Harshit Kaushik, Short of a length and on middle, takes pace off, Harshit Kaushik pulls it wide of long on and picks up a couple of runs.

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18.1: Karan KC to Sohaib Khan, Fuller and around off, Sohaib Khan lofts it on the bounce to long off for a single.

1WD
18.1: Karan KC to Sohaib Khan, WIDE! Fuller but a bit too outside off, Sohaib Khan leaves it alone. Called a wide.

End of over 18
UAE117/5
UAE Batting S Khan 30(21) H Kaushik 21(19)

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17.6: Nandan Yadav to Sohaib Khan, Fullish and on middle, angling in, Sohaib Khan drills it to long on for one. 3 double-digit overs on the trot for UAE. They need to finish well now.

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17.5: Nandan Yadav to Sohaib Khan, FOUR! Superb batting! Nandan Yadav tries the bumper, on middle and leg. Sohaib Khan is quick to pick up the length. He swivels and pulls it away to the deep backward square leg fence for another boundary. That also brings up the 50-RUN STAND between these two batters.

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17.4: Nandan Yadav to Sohaib Khan, Bangs this into the pitch, on off. Sohaib Khan flat-bats it down the ground. He does not time it that well. Karan KC from long on runs forward but fails to reach it and lets it through his legs as well, allowing a second run.

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17.3: Nandan Yadav to Harshit Kaushik, Goes fuller and on off, Harshit Kaushik bunts it hard on the ground and the bounce takes it over the bowler's head for a run.

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17.2: Nandan Yadav to Harshit Kaushik, FOUR! Up and over! Short of a length and outside off. Harshit Kaushik uses the width on offer and slashes hard at it. He slices it off the outer half of the bat and the ball spins away from the deep point fielder for a boundary.

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17.1: Nandan Yadav to Sohaib Khan, Good length and on middle and leg, Yadav falls over on his follow-through. Khan nudges it through square leg for a single.

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