The 2022 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was the 10th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament that took place in the United Arab Emirates in March 2022.[1] Originally scheduled to take place in February 2023, it was moved back to March 2022 due to fixtures impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic being rearranged.[2][3]
It was a tri-nation series between Nepal, Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[4] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[5][6]
In the week before the series, the UAE competed in another tri-nation series, winning two of their four games.[7] In preparation for the series, Nepal played four warm-up matches in Sri Lanka, winning twice against Sri Lanka Navy Club and once against Sri Lanka Police, before losing to a Sri Lanka Combined XI.[8]
On 19 March 2022, Papua New Guinea registered their first win in their 15th match of the Cricket World Cup League 2, when they beat the United Arab Emirates by six wickets.[9]
Squads
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On 28 February 2022, Nepal named a preliminary squad of 20 players for the tournament.[13] On 3 March 2022, the squad was cut to 16 players as the team travelled to Sri Lanka for a series of warm-up matches before travelling on to the UAE.[14] Mohammad Boota, Karthik Meiyappan and Rahul Bhatia were all named as reserves in the UAE squad.[12]
Fixtures
1st ODI
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
6th ODI
References
- ^ "UAE to host Oman, Namibia, Nepal and PNG for CWC League 2 series in March 2022". Czar Sports. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Basil Hameed and CP Rizwan help UAE to second win over Oman in consecutive days". The National. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Chirag Suri and Vriitya Aravind thrive in Sharjah as records tumble in World Cup League 2". The National. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Nepal conclude Sri Lanka tour with defeat". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea secure victory at last after outplaying UAE in World Cup League 2". The National. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "CAN announces final ODI squad under Sandeep Lamichhane's captaincy". HamroKhelkud. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "PNG Cricket announce men's squads for tours of UAE and Nepal". Czarsportz. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ a b "ECB announce team that will represent the UAE in the second leg of 'Sky247.net Tri-Series March 2022, supported by Sat Sport News', against Nepal and Papua New Guinea". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "CAN call 20 players for League 2 camp". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ @CricketNep (3 March 2022). "The Following 16 players and 6 support staffs will be leaving for Sri Lanka on 5th March to play 4 practice matches against 1st class teams from Sri Lanka" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Nepal's batting woes continue". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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