Nepal National Cricket Team Vs Oman National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: An 8-Wicket Win in Under 10 Overs

Oman needed 95 runs to defend. Nepal got there in 9.2 overs, using only two batters to finish the job.

This Nepal National Cricket Team vs Oman National Cricket Team match scorecard covers the 1st Semi-Final of the Asian Games Men’s T20I Qualifier 2026 in Singapore a match that ended almost before the halfway point of what should have been a full 20-over chase.

Match in 30 Seconds

Detail	Match information
Match	1st Semi-Final (A1 v B2), Asian Games Men’s T20I Qualifier 2026
Venue	Singapore National Cricket Ground, Singapore
Date	7 June 2026
Toss	Oman won the toss and elected to bat
Oman score	94 all out in 19.4 overs
Nepal score	95/2 in 9.2 overs
Result	Nepal won by 8 wickets
Standout performer	Lokesh Bam — unbeaten 44 off 26 balls

The one-line story: Nepal’s bowlers dismantled Oman for 94, and Kushal Bhurtel’s explosive start alongside Lokesh Bam’s calm finishing meant the chase was over before Nepal even needed their middle order.

What people think is that any total below 100 in T20 cricket is automatically a lost cause for the batting side, making the chase itself unremarkable. The reality here goes further than that assumption Nepal didn’t just win comfortably, they won so quickly that seven of their eleven players never even had to bat.

Nepal National Cricket Team vs Oman National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

Oman’s innings: 94 all out in 19.4 overs

Batter	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate	Dismissal
Mohammed Al Balushi	9	14	2	0	64.29	c Shahab Alam b Kushal Malla
Shuaib Al Balushi	0	8	0	0	0.00	c Shahab Alam b Karan KC
Naveed Al Balushi	0	1	0	0	0.00	b Karan KC
Zubair Al Balushi	22	14	5	0	157.14	c Rohit Paudel b Sandeep Lamichhane
Sufyan Mehmood (c)	38	42	2	2	90.48	c Kushal Bhurtel b Sompal Kami
Rashad Al Balushi	0	1	0	0	0.00	lbw b Sandeep Lamichhane
Muzaffar Shiralkar (wk)	4	3	1	0	133.33	b Dipendra Singh Airee
Abdul Jalil	16	14	2	1	114.29	c Kushal Malla b Sompal Kami
Issa Al Balushi	1	8	0	0	12.50	c Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC
Wasim Al Balushi	1	9	0	0	11.11	b Shahab Alam
Sameer Othman	0	4	0	0	0.00	not out
Extras	3	—	—	—	—	1 lb, 2 w
Total	94	19.4 overs

Fall of wickets: 9/1 (Shuaib, 2.5), 9/2 (Naveed, 2.6), 9/3 (Mohammed, 3.5), 44/4 (Zubair, 9.3), 44/5 (Rashad, 9.4), 49/6 (Shiralkar, 10.2), 79/7 (Abdul Jalil, 14.4), 83/8 (Issa, 16.3), 94/9 (Sufyan Mehmood, 18.2), 94/10 (Wasim, 19.4).

Powerplay: 19 runs in the first six overs.

Nepal bowling figures

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Karan KC	4	1	20	3	5.00
Shahab Alam	3.4	1	19	1	5.20
Kushal Malla	1	0	1	1	1.00
Dipendra Singh Airee (c)	3	1	8	1	2.70
Sompal Kami	4	1	26	2	6.50
Sandeep Lamichhane	4	0	19	2	4.80

Nepal’s innings: 95/2 in 9.2 overs

Batter	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate	Dismissal
Kushal Bhurtel	20	8	3	1	250.00	c & b Sameer Othman
Aasif Sheikh (wk)	1	2	0	0	50.00	c Rashad Al Balushi b Sameer Othman
Rohit Paudel	21	20	2	0	105.00	not out
Lokesh Bam	44	26	7	1	169.23	not out
Extras	9	—	—	—	—	1 lb, 8 w
Total	95/2	9.2 overs

Fall of wickets: 26/1 (Kushal Bhurtel, 1.3), 27/2 (Aasif Sheikh, 1.5).

Powerplay: 64 runs in the first six overs.

Did not bat: Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shahab Alam.

Oman bowling figures

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Shuaib Al Balushi	1	20	0	20.00
Sameer Othman	4	36	2	9.00
Sufyan Mehmood (c)	4	31	0	7.80
Rashad Al Balushi	0.2	7	0	21.00

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Highlights and Key Moments

1. Oman’s early stumble to 9/3

Oman lost three wickets for just 9 runs inside the first four overs, with Shuaib, Naveed, and Mohammed Al Balushi all departing cheaply. The innings looked in genuine danger of a total collapse before it had even reached double figures.

What most people miss: losing three wickets this early usually signals a genuinely difficult batting surface or exceptional new-ball bowling. Here, Nepal’s disciplined attack, led by Karan KC, exploited early nerves rather than extreme conditions Oman’s later recovery to 94 shows the pitch itself wasn’t the primary problem.

2. A recovery built on one partnership, then a final collapse

From 9/3, Zubair Al Balushi’s rapid 22 off 14 and captain Sufyan Mehmood’s steadier 38 off 42 rebuilt the innings to 44/4 by the ninth over. But Oman then lost two wickets in the same over, sliding to 44/5, before a mid-innings stand between Mehmood and the lower order pushed them toward a total that at least looked respectable.

Counterintuitive point: a captain’s innings of 38 off 42 balls, struck at under a run a ball, is often read as too slow for T20 cricket. In the context of an innings that had already lost half its wickets for 44, Mehmood’s approach was less about scoring quickly and more about simply ensuring Oman had a total at all a defensible priority given the alternative.

3. Nepal’s 9.2-over demolition

Nepal needed 95 to win. They got there in 9.2 overs, with Kushal Bhurtel’s explosive 20 off 8 balls in the powerplay and Lokesh Bam’s unbeaten 44 off 26 doing almost all of the work. Seven Nepal batters never had to come to the crease.

This is where things go wrong for a bowling side defending under 100: once Nepal’s openers established an asking rate they could beat comfortably inside the powerplay, Oman’s bowling attack had no realistic route back into the contest. A small target combined with an aggressive top order is one of the most difficult combinations possible to defend.

4. The Al Balushi family in Oman’s XI

Oman’s playing XI for this match included six players sharing the surname Al Balushi: Mohammed, Shuaib, Naveed, Zubair, Rashad, and Wasim, plus Issa Al Balushi among the squad. This reflects the genuinely close-knit, family-connected structure of associate-nation cricket development in Oman.

Bold opinion: this detail deserves more attention than a passing curiosity. Associate cricket nations often build national teams through concentrated local cricket communities, sometimes literally within extended families a structural reality that shapes team culture and depth very differently from the more geographically dispersed talent pools of full-member nations.

Player Performance Breakdown

Lokesh Bam: the innings that ended the match early

Bam’s unbeaten 44 off 26 balls, including seven fours and a six, was the standout individual contribution of the match. He anchored the chase after Nepal’s top two fell cheaply, ensuring the innings never lost momentum despite two quick wickets.

Original observation: Bam’s strike rate of 169.23, achieved while also stabilizing the innings after two early dismissals, shows a genuinely rare batting skill combining the calm of an anchor with the tempo of an aggressor. Most batters lean toward one approach or the other; Bam’s innings did both simultaneously.

Kushal Bhurtel an explosive start that set the tone

Bhurtel’s 20 off just 8 balls, striking at 250, gave Nepal’s chase an immediate psychological advantage. His dismissal, caught and bowled by Sameer Othman, barely slowed the innings down.

Practical lesson for chasing a small target: an opener willing to attack from the very first ball, even against a target this modest, removes any possibility of the chasing side settling into unnecessary caution. Bhurtel’s approach ensured Nepal never gave Oman’s bowlers a sniff of building pressure.

Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane: the bowlers who created the collapse

Karan KC’s 3/20 and Sandeep Lamichhane’s 2/19 were the two most impactful bowling performances of Oman’s innings, striking at crucial moments to prevent any sustained partnership from developing.

Common mistake in analysis: focusing purely on the chase’s speed and underrating the bowling performance that made such a rapid chase possible in the first place. Without Nepal’s bowlers limiting Oman to 94, even a brilliant batting performance wouldn’t have produced a win this comprehensive.

Sufyan Mehmood: Oman’s lone fighter

Mehmood’s 38 off 42 balls was comfortably Oman’s best individual batting contribution, holding the innings together after the early collapse and again after a second wobble mid-innings.

What people think vs reality: a captain’s innings that ends in his side losing heavily is often dismissed as insufficient. Given Oman’s alternative being bowled out for under 60 without his contribution Mehmood’s innings should be read as a genuine damage-limitation success, even in a losing cause.

Analysis: Why 94 Never Stood a Chance

A total built on one recovery, not sustained batting

What people think: any total under 100 is automatically indefensible, so the specific way it was reached doesn’t really matter.

Reality: the specific shape of Oman’s innings two separate collapses bookending one recovery stand meant their total lacked any real batting depth. A genuinely defensible low total usually comes from disciplined batting throughout the order; Oman’s 94 was built almost entirely on two players’ contributions around two separate collapses.

Nepal’s bowling discipline created the platform

Nepal’s six bowlers combined for just 94 runs conceded across their full allocation, with tight figures from Karan KC, Kushal Malla (1/1 in a single over), and Dipendra Singh Airee (1/8) squeezing Oman throughout.

Bold opinion: a genuinely complete bowling performance, where even part-time or occasional bowlers contribute economical overs, is often more decisive than one standout spell. Nepal’s attack didn’t need a single bowler to be extraordinary six different contributors combined for a total defense that left Oman with almost no way back into the contest.

What this result means for Nepal’s Asian Games campaign

This win advanced Nepal into the Asian Games qualifier final, continuing a strong run in the tournament and demonstrating genuine depth across both batting and bowling departments.

Practical takeaway for reading associate-nation cricket: results this dominant in qualifying tournaments often reflect genuine gaps in depth between nations at similar overall rankings, rather than one-off form. Nepal’s comprehensive control across every phase of this match bowling, fielding, and batting suggests a team peaking at the right moment in their qualification campaign.

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Records, Competition Context and Format Guardrail

Match facts and context

Detail	Information
Nepal’s chase completion	9.2 overs, for the loss of 2 wickets
Oman’s powerplay score	19 runs
Nepal’s powerplay score	64 runs
Al Balushi family members in Oman’s XI	6 (plus 1 more in the squad)

Competition and format guardrail

Fixture	Correct context
Nepal vs Oman, 1st Semi-Final, Asian Games Men’s T20I Qualifier 2026 (this article)	The most recent, richest data source — this article’s core scorecard
Nepal vs Oman, 100th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27	A separate 50-over ODI league competition
Oman vs Nepal, 17th Match, Super Six, T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier 2025-26	An earlier, different T20 qualifying tournament
Nepal vs Oman, 2020, Kirtipur	A historical archive match from a different year

Do not present figures from the ODI League Two match, the earlier T20 World Cup qualifier, or the 2020 archive fixture as part of this Asian Games qualifier scorecard. Each belongs to a separate competition, format, or year.

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